Don't have the time or desire for the tedious long baking of the Napoleon cake layers? Then use ready-made puff yeast dough. The result will delight you with the delicate taste of the resulting delicacy. Step-by-step recipe with a photo. Video recipe.
Napoleon cake with custard sprinkled with crispy crumbs is a favorite in every family. After all, it has an incredibly airy and magical taste! But it takes a lot of time to cook it. Therefore, he usually takes care of special solemn occasions. However, in order to save time and more often to pamper your relatives with this sweet masterpiece, Napoleon can be prepared from ready-made puff yeast dough. This process will not be difficult for either a successful or inexperienced housewife. Because today the stores have everything that your heart desires. With such semi-finished products, it is much easier to cook good old Napoleon. To do this, you only need to buy frozen plates in the store, follow the recommendations and follow the rules that accompany the recipe.
Napoleon from ready-made puff and yeast dough is quickly and easily prepared, each piece melts in the mouth, and the aftertaste remains tender and light. Therefore, take this cooking method into service and replenish your collection of sweets for unexpected guests and unplanned tea parties.
See also how to make cake meringues.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 395 kcal.
- Servings - 8 rectangular cakes
- Cooking time - 30 minutes, plus time for defrosting the dough and cooling the finished cakes
Ingredients:
- Frozen puff yeast dough - 450 g
- Flour for sprinkling or vegetable oil for lubricating the table and rolling pin when rolling out the dough
Step-by-step preparation of cakes for the Napoleon cake from ready-made puff-yeast dough, recipe with photo:
1. Defrost puff pastry at room temperature without using a microwave oven. Oil or flour the table surface and rolling pin and roll out the dough.
2. Roll out the dough into a square shape about 5 mm thick.
3. Cut the dough sheet into 4 pieces.
4. Roll out each part of the dough as thin as possible, about 2 mm, and place on a baking sheet.
5. Send the cakes to bake in a heated oven to 180 degrees for 10-12 minutes until a light golden hue is formed.
6. Cut the finished cake in half to make two rectangular cake layers. Cut the layers for the Napoleon cake from the prepared puff pastry dough hot, because after cooling, they will become brittle, and when cut, they will crumble strongly.
Cool the finished workpieces completely, coat the cakes with custard or any other cream, sprinkle with crumbs and leave for several hours to soak. For dusting, use scraps of dough, crushed nuts, chopped shortbread cookies, grated chocolate …
See also a video recipe on how to make Napoleon cake from ready-made puff pastry.
