Cake leningrad by guest

8 servings
1 days 2 hours

How to bake a cake Leningrad on a guest? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. It is worth starting with sugar fudge. How to make sugar fudge for the classic Leningrad cake? This must be done at least a day before the cake itself is cooked, because it needs a day to mature. It is made of three products.

Dissolve the sugar to the last crystal in water. To do this, put a saucepan with sugar and water on a heat, and with constant stirring, wait for dissolution. Once this has happened, remove the pan from the heat and rinse all the adhered sugar off the walls thoroughly with a wet rag. If this is not done, the fudge will not work. Squeeze the juice out of the lemon in a convenient way, make sure that the bones do not fall into it.

Next, put the pan back on the heat and wait for the syrup to boil. As soon as it boils violently, cover and leave so for two minutes. Next, open the lid, add the lemon juice and cook for about two more minutes. If you have a thermometer, cook to 115 degrees. If you do not have it, then cook the syrup to a soft ball.

To check the condition of the syrup, place a cup of cold water next to the stove. Use a teaspoon to collect some syrup, lower into a cup. After a few seconds, try rolling the ball out of the cooled syrup. If it works out, the syrup is ready. If not, cook further. While you are doing this, it is better to remove the syrup from the heat.

As soon as the syrup reaches the desired temperature, it must be cooled quickly. To do this, pour cold water into a bowl and pour ice into it. Put a pan of syrup in this bowl.

When the syrup has cooled to a temperature of about 45 degrees (it can already be gently touched), start whisking it. I did it with a mixer with dough attachments. The syrup is very viscous, the whipping process is long, 20 minutes minimum. The syrup should whiten and become very thick, but it will practically stop sticking to the hands. We got sugar fudge.

Now cover the pot with the fudge with a wet rag, cover and leave on the table for at least a day.

How to bake cakes for shortbread Leningrad cake? Prepare the necessary products. Remove the oil in advance from the refrigerator so that it softens well.

Rub the butter with the sugar in a comfortable deep bowl, add the egg and whisk with a mixer until smooth. Wash the egg with the cleaning agent in running water before use, as there may be harmful bacteria on its surface.

Sift the flour mixed with baking powder through a sieve or using a special mug. Add the flour to the butter mixture and knead the dough quickly. Sand dough cannot be kneaded for a long time, this can make pastries tough. The dough should be dense and moderately elastic. Perhaps the flour will need a little less or more than indicated.

Divide the dough into four parts and roll each on parchment to a thickness of 3-4mm. Cut out a square according to a pre-made template measuring 18 by 18 cm. Carefully remove the trimmings, they will be useful to us. Thickly knit the corgi with a fork and put it in the freezer for at least 15 minutes. Of all the trimmings, roll out another bark, you don't need to cut it, it will go to the crumb for the sides.

Place the cakes to bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes. They have to go golden. I overexposed a little) Leave the ready-made cake to cool right on paper. Then gently remove it, it's very fragile! The baking time is approximately indicated, focus on the features of your oven.

How to make cake cream? Cream oil should also be removed from the refrigerator in advance so that it is soft.

Combine the yolk, milk and sugar in a saucepan and cook over a low heat with constant stirring. There is no need to boil the mixture, just wait for thickening to condensed milk. If you draw a strip on a spoon, then it will not spread. Pour the finished mass into another dish and leave to cool completely, while stirring constantly so that the crust does not form.

Whisk the oil with a mixer and spoon to start adding the custard base.

When we add the whole base, you need to put cocoa and cognac. I did not add alcohol, but according to the recipe, it is needed. Continue to beat until smooth. The cream is ready.

Let's deal with the top layer. For him, you need sugar fudge cooked in advance and cocoa powder. Fudge must be put in a bucket and melted over a small fire. It drowns quickly and easily. Add cocoa to it, mix well. You can pour a little boiled water if it seems thick to you.

You need to cover one of the cakes with ready-made fudge, it will be top. This must be done quickly, the fudge hardens very quickly.

Divide the cream into 4 parts. Set one aside for decoration. Start collecting the cake by blurring each cake with cream. Put the cake with frozen fudge on top.

At home, also coat the sides of the Leningrad cake with cream. Break the uncut bark into crumbs, sprinkle the sides with it. Transfer the remaining cream to a cooking bag and decorate the top of the cake with it as you like. Put the finished most delicious Leningrad cake in the refrigerator for soaking.