Custard cake was cooked, bought and eaten by many, and not all used custard cake. Although preparing it is not at all difficult. Do you want to try such a delicacy? Read this review and indulge your family with homemade cakes.
Recipe content:
- Ingredients
- Step by step cooking
- Video recipe
Choux pastry is one of the fastest and easiest types of dough. To prepare it, a minimum of ingredients are required: flour, butter, eggs. It is an airy and crispy choux pastry that almost always works well. The main thing is to know three cherished rules. First, cook everything very quickly. Second, keep an eye on the temperature of the dough, which should not exceed 60 ° C, so that the protein does not curdle. Third - use fresh eggs and preheat them to room temperature. If you follow all these tricks, you will surely delight your family with an unusually tasty dessert.
After the first preparation of the cake according to this recipe, you will definitely appreciate its recipe. The combination of small biscuits with lush cream will surely surprise every eater. Such a cake can even be served on a festive table. Any cream you like is perfect for him. However, sour cream is the easiest and cheapest. In addition, you can supplement the confection with any fruits and berries. Delicious and natural ingredients will only give the cake a harmonious taste, and the hostess will receive many compliments.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 310 kcal.
- Servings - 1 cake
- Cooking time - 1 hour 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- Flour - 250 g
- Salt - a pinch
- Butter - 120 g
- Eggs - 2 pcs.
- Drinking water - 80 ml
- Sour cream - 400 ml
- Sugar - 100 g
- Dark chocolate - for decoration
How to make a choux pastry cake
1. Cut the butter into slices and dip into a saucepan. Pour in drinking water.
2. Heat the mixture to a boil over medium heat. Stir the food to form a homogeneous liquid.
3. Pour flour into a bowl and stir with salt.
4. Pour the hot, oily liquid into a bowl of flour and quickly knead the dough so that it comes off the sides of the dish. Its consistency will be quite thick. Leave the dough to cool to room temperature.
5. Add one egg to the chilled dough and knead the dough with a spoon until smooth.
6. Then add the second egg and knead the dough again.
7. The consistency of the dough will be quite runny and smooth.
8. Pour the dough onto a baking sheet with a tablespoon and let it flow. It will take the shape of a circle. Send the baking sheet to a heating chamber heated to 200 degrees and bake the products for 15 minutes. I note that the cakes can be made in any shape, in long strips or as a regular whole with one cake.
9. After this time, reduce the heat to 150 degrees and continue to bake the biscuits for another 15 minutes. Then turn off the oven, open the door slightly and leave the products to cool.
10. Now get to the preparation of the cream. Combine sour cream with sugar.
11. With a mixer at high speed, beat the sour cream about 10 minutes until fluffy and double in size.
12. Next, start to shape the cake. Choose a convenient flat dish and lay out a few baked, chilled tortillas.
13. Lubricate them with generous sour cream. You can put nuts or berries on top.
14. Continue to lay out the cakes, smearing them with cream. Form the cake into a semicircular shape.
15. Grate the chocolate and sprinkle on the cake. You can also melt it in a water bath and pour the glaze over the product. Send the dessert to cool and soak in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
16. After this time, the cake can be served with a cup of fresh tea or coffee.
See also a video recipe on how to make a choux pastry cake.
