This cake has a lot of fans - thin, literally openwork cakes and gentle cream will not leave indifferent not a single fan of sweet. Napoleon cake is considered to be a masterpiece of the kitchen of Russia. Prepare this delicious cake will be able to every hostess.
One of the legends of the appearance of this cake reads - the dessert called "Napoleon" was invented for the anniversary in 1812. Then the cooks were worked and created a new air cake, the form of which was in the form of a tri-carc. This dessert conquered the hearts of many Russians and from the same time this dessert was preparing in every house. Only instead of a triangular shape, the cupcake has grown to the sizes of the cake.
How to cook Napoleon cake
Classical recipe:
- flour - 600 g;
- margarine - 300 g;
- eggs - 2 pcs.
- water is an incomplete glass;
- salt - pinch;
- vinegar - 1 tsp.
Preparation of the "Napoleon" cake:
- Margarine can be taken straight from the refrigerator (namely, it will be necessary) so that it is convenient to grasp it on a large grater.
- After the margarine is crushed, in a bowl you need to pour out sifted flour, mix margarine with flour straight with your hands to get a oil crumb.
- In a separate bowl you need to combine eggs, water, salt and vinegar. Beat a lot.
- This liquid must be pouring into the oil crumb, mix again, knead not thick dough.
- The dough for cortes must be elastic and do not stick to hand.
Baking in cortery:
- From the test you need to form the same balls, each wrap in the food film, put in the refrigerator to cooled.
- Get chilled kobobs from the refrigerator in one: the dough is rolled into a thin cake.
- Bake the cakes are needed in a well-preheated oven. In order for the korge to be drunk evenly, in several places it is pierced by a fork.
- Corges when baking will change in size, so to get perfectly even cakes, you need to use the plate of the desired diameter or lid. Pruning also do not rush to throw away, they can be put next to the baking sheet, then use to decorate the cake.
How to cook a cream for a cake Napoleon
To prepare an air, literally melting cream, you will need:
- eggs - 4 pcs.;
- milk - 1 l;
- flour - 100 g;
- sugar sand - 300 g;
- vanilla sugar is optional.
How to make cream:
- Fresh milk need to pour into a saucepan, bring to a boil.
- While milk warms up, the eggs need to be confused with sugar, beat before the appearance of white foam.
- In the process of the beating you need to add flour. If you planned to enrich the taste of the cream, you can also add vanillin. And if you use sugar, then it needs to be put to the eggs together with sand sugar.
- Hot milk (just do not bring to the boiling stage), you need to pour out a thin weapon in the main mass, stirred constantly so that no lumps formed.
- To put a saucepan with a cream on the stove (turn on the small heating), constantly stirring to achieve the desired degree of thickness.
- The cream is ready - we assume the sideline to cool down.
Cream can be prepared right away, and then take the baking of the cortex.
Assembling cake Napoleon
The most interesting and simple occupation is the assembly of the cake. It is necessary to join all the cakes with cream, form a cake. Creams do not regret, abundantly smear every crude!
The decoration of the cake does not take much time, you need to chop into a large crumb trimming the dough, which joined together with the korges, trigger on top of this crumb. Boca arrange similarly - to wash with cream, sprinkle with a crumb.
The cake must be put in the refrigerator at least 4 hours so that it is soaked. As soon as the cakes become soft, you can put on the table and brew tea. It's time to taste a delicious "Napoleon" cake.