Tsar's feast: the classic "honey cake" with sour cream
Educational Program Food / / December 19, 2019
This incredibly delicious, tender and flavorful cake is considered one of the most popular desserts. Prepare it is not difficult, but the result will exceed all expectations.
This cake is remarkable not only for its taste but also the appearance of history. Elizabeth A., wife of Alexander I, did not like honey, and if noticed it in a dish, could severely punish the cook.
Court cooks changed often, and not all had time to get acquainted with the whims of the Empress. So what happened to the new pastry: sweet dessert he prepared on the basis of honey. The cake came out very tasty and mouth-watering. But they were all afraid of the verdict Elizabeth Alekseevna.
To the surprise of many, to learn about the composition of the Empress he laughed and told me to encourage young chefs for talent. Since then, "honey cake" has become a favorite dessert Elizabeth Alekseevna, and after a while the whole country.
Ingredients
For the dough:
- 2 eggs;
- 100 g butter;
- 1 cup of sugar;
- 2 tablespoons of honey;
- 1 ½ teaspoon of baking soda;
- 3 cups flour;
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder.
For the cream:
- 500 g of cream 20 percent fat;
- ½ cup sugar.
preparation
Mix eggs, oil, sugar and honey. The mixture was put in a water bath or on a slow fire, if a thick pan bottom.
To eggs are not cooked and the mixture became homogeneous, constantly stir. Preheat the mass until complete dissolution of the ingredients is about 7 minutes.
Add soda and continue stirring for 5-7 minutes more.
Remove from heat. Add flour and baking powder and knead the dough. If it will turn out runny, add more flour. The consistency should resemble a mass of clay.
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and store it in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Rested dough into 10-12 pieces and roll out thinly. The thickness and diameter of the cake was calculated from the test number and size forms.
Bake cake every 3-4 minutes in a preheated 180 ° C oven.
Finished cakes cool place, and at this time, prepare the cream.
In a deep bowl, combine the cream and sugar. A little beat with a mixer or a spoon.
Promazhte shortcakes (except for one) to receive the cream and gently put on top of each other.
Do not forget to put the cream on the cake sides.
The remaining cake grind into crumbs and sprinkle her cake.
Ready "Honey pie", leave to soak for at least 2 hours. On request, decorate with berries, fruit or nuts.
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