Cake on yolks

Prepare the dough using a steam method. For the lard, dilute yeast and half the flour in warm milk and leave in a warm place for 40-50 minutes until bubbles appear and an increase of 2 times. Rub the yolks with sugar and add them to the finished dough. Pour in the remaining flour, add softened oil, cognac, vanilla sugar, salt. Knead the dough, leave in a warm place to rise, during this time wash the dough 2 times. After the third lifting, divide the dough into parts, put in molds covered with oiled baking paper. The dough should occupy 1/3 part of the form. Leave to lift in a warm place for about 60-70 minutes. Bake the cakes at 180 ° C until ruddy (time depends on the size of the shape). When baking cakes, you can cover the top with parchment so as not to burn. Ready-made warm cakes can be greased with protein glaze (beat the chilled whites, adding lemon juice and icing sugar) and sprinkled with coloured baking jewellery.