Cake
Description
Perfect for tea and coffee. Here is the classic recipe for "Vaclavsky" cake. The entire cooking process can be divided into three stages. First, prepare the sponge cake, then make the cream. The final stage is decorating the cake. If you're preparing the cake for a specific date, start a few days in advance—you'll understand later why so much time is needed. By the way, bake the cake layers immediately after preparing the batter. Once ready, they need to rest for 10 hours. You can color the decorating cream with beet juice to give it a delicate pink hue. Also, prepare the sprinkles in advance. Happy cooking!
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the sponge cake. Separate the yolks from the whites and beat them with sugar into a thick mixture.
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Step 2
Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Add the remaining sugar.
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Step 3
Gently mix the egg whites with the yolks using a spoon.
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Step 4
Mix all the dry ingredients together, then gently sift them into the egg mixture.
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Step 5
Grease the baking dish with butter and dust with flour. Pour in the egg mixture.
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Step 6
Bake the cake layers in the oven at 200 degrees for 25 minutes.
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Step 7
Now prepare the cream. Pour 100 ml of milk into a saucepan, add sugar, and bring to a boil. The sugar should dissolve. Add starch to the milk and mix well. Then cool the resulting mixture.
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Step 8
Beat the softened butter, gradually adding the cooled syrup made from milk and starch. Then add the cognac and beat again.
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Step 9
Cut the sponge cake into 3 layers. Divide the cream into portions: one quarter of the cream will be used for the sides and top of the cake. Mix the remaining cream with cherries from the compote—this will be used to fill the layers.
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Step 10
Next, proceed in the following sequence: place cream on the bottom layer, then add another layer of cake, cream, and cake again.
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Step 11
Spread the remaining cream over the top layer and sides, then sprinkle with crushed praline. Decorate the top with pink cream and pieces of praline.