Today we will indulge in sweetness. The vast majority of people are not indifferent to chocolate, honey and adore cakes. This master class is for them.
There are few people who have never heard of this famous delicacy, but few can cook. We will teach you how to make a cake "Spartacus".
Besides the fact that we will provide you with the most authentic, classic cake "Spartacus", the recipe with a photo will thoroughly illustrate the order of actions. And as a bonus, we will teach you how to bake Spartak cake with sour cream and share tricks that will help you not make mistakes when baking this all your favorite treats.
So, remember, simple truths that will help to avoid mistakes made by beginners in the technology of cake "Spartacus":
- Do not overdo with the addition of flour when kneading the dough. The main thing is that it is not very sticky.
- To ensure that the cakes are less sticky, chill a little dough before starting rolling.
- In the process of rolling the cake, powder the dough and the rolling pin with flour.
- A liquid cream will ruin your cake. Make sure that it is thick enough and does not drain off the cake.
- Custard oil should be soft.
Cake "Spartacus" - a classic recipe
Ingredients:
Crust:
- butter - 100 g;
- eggs - 2 pieces;
- cocoa - 4 tbsp. spoons;
- honey - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- soda for drinking - 1,5 tsp.
- wheat flour - 3,5 items;
- sugar - 1 tbsp.
Cream:
- butter - 180 g;
- egg yolks - 3 pieces;
- cocoa - 4 tbsp. spoons;
- honey - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- milk - 0.5 liters;
- flour - 3,5 items;
- sugar - 1 item;
- vanillin.
Chocolate glaze:
- sugar - 4 tbsp. spoons;
- hot water - 6 tbsp. spoons;
- cocoa - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- Butter - 30 g.
Preparation
The most important thing for getting a delicious cake "Spartacus" is to correctly bake cakes.
We melt the butter on the fire, add sugar, honey, cocoa, beaten eggs.
Without stopping to stir, we observe whether the granules of sugar have dissolved, if yes - we put soda.
Do not get scared immediately with the abundant foam that appears. Stir it intensively, not removing from the plate for about another minute.
Now you can add about a third of the flour. And stir. Here is an elastic, moderately thick dough should be.
The rest of the flour is poured onto the table and we begin to mix it slowly into the dough.
We cut 8 identical pieces and each of them is rolled out, trying to give a rectangular shape.
The rolled layer is carefully transferred to a sheet of baking paper.
Apply the stencil so that the layers of our cake are the same and even. Crop excess.
We bake at a temperature of 180 pears about 7-10 minutes. Let ready cakes cool slightly.
Now you need to do the custard as well.
Prepare all the ingredients.
We rub the yolks and a part of the sugar sand white. Evenly mixing, pour a little flour.
So little by little, without stopping to interfere, pour in warm milk. We put on a small fire and make a cream.
Add vanillin. That the cream does not dry up, we cover from above with a film and we leave. Let it cool to room temperature.
Sugar, which remained, beat with butter. We begin to mix in the same chilled custard, but not all at once, in several receptions. Beat well.
Evenly lubricate the cakes.
It remains to cook the chocolate icing.
It's very simple. We connect all the components, and, stirring, cook on a small fire for 2-3 minutes, until thick. Gently pour the surface of the cake.
Cake "Spartacus" - exquisite and unique, ready! We put it in a cool place (preferably at night), so that it is properly soaked.
Do you want your cake every time to have a unique taste? There is nothing easier - we present to you "Spartacus" cake - a recipe with sour cream.
Cream sour cream
Ingredients:
- sour cream not less than 20% fat content - 750 g;
- Powdered sugar - 200 g.
Preparation
We beat the sour cream and granulated sugar into the foam. If the grains are no longer visible we fall asleep vanilla sugar. All mixed. Do not forget to take a picture of your masterpiece, because in a few moments only pleasant memories will remain.
If you want to prepare other classic cakes for your table, we recommend that you pay attention to the recipes for the Prague cake and Napolenon . Bon Appetit!