A step-by-step recipe with a photo of making New Year's Napoleon from ready-made puff pastry at home. Features of cooking. Video recipes.
The most popular New Year's cake is Napoleon. However, its preparation is a very laborious process. Of course, you can buy it ready-made in the store, but even if such a dessert turns out to be tasty, it will be prepared with preservatives and other harmful substances. Therefore, it is better to prepare such cakes at home. And in order not to bother for hours in the kitchen with the preparation of puff pastry, the preparation process of which is very laborious, you can use the purchased ready-made puff pastry.
Napoleon cake made from ready-made puff pastry is not only quick to prepare, but also tastes like real Napoleon. Everyone will surely like such a delicacy! Thanks to the custard, such a cake turns out to be divine, very tasty, flaky, soaked and tender. At the same time, preparing a dessert is much easier, and it turns out to be healthier than an industrial analogue. This recipe will be a lifesaver for many occasions. The main thing is that there are always several packages of ready-made dough in the freezer, then you can make a delicious treat very quickly. And you can use any delicate and airy cake cream: from condensed milk, butter and cream, sour cream, etc.
See also how to make a birthday cake for the New Year 2020.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 539 kcal.
- Servings - 4
- Cooking time - 1 hour 15 minutes
Ingredients:
- Frozen puff pastry - 600 g
- Eggs - 4 pcs.
- Sugar - 150 g
- Milk - 1 l
- Flour - 3 tablespoons
- Butter - 50 g
- Vanilla sugar - 1 tsp
Step-by-step preparation of New Year's Napoleon from ready-made puff pastry, recipe with photo:
1. Combine eggs with sugar to make the cream.
2. Beat them with a mixer on medium speed until fluffy and light. It is most convenient to do this immediately in a saucepan, in which you will then cook the cream.
3. Pour flour over the beaten eggs and mix well with a mixer until smooth so that there are no lumps.
4. Pour room temperature milk into a saucepan and place on the stove.
5. Heat food over moderate heat, stirring constantly with a whisk to avoid lumps.
6. As soon as the first bubbles appear on the surface, remove the pan from the stove, but do not stop interfering, otherwise there is still a risk that lumps will form. Place the butter and vanilla sugar in the cream. Stir to melt the butter and beat with a mixer for about 2-3 minutes until the cream becomes fluffy. Leave it to cool.
7. Defrost the puff pastry naturally at room temperature and place on a baking sheet, greased with a thin layer of butter.
8. Send the cakes to bake in a preheated oven to 180 degrees for 15 minutes until golden brown. Then cool them down.
9. Place the first baked crust on a serving platter.
10. Apply a generous layer of cream to it. Sprinkle with chopped walnuts if desired.
11. Collect the cake by spreading the custard over the cakes. There can be from 4 to 8 layers in total, depending on their thickness.
12. Sprinkle the cake with walnuts, chopped cookies, coconut or any crunchy crumbs. You can also decorate the product with berries or fruits. Leave the finished New Year's Napoleon from the finished puff pastry to soak for 2-3 hours.
