There are many interesting omens associated with cakes, which came from European countries. In the CIS there are no omens with cakes, because for the most part people used to eat sweet pies, not these desserts.
In England, on the contrary, cakes were very popular among the upper class. Therefore, it was recommended that girls put a piece of cake under their pillow for sweet dreams. It was believed that in sweet dreams they could see their fiancé. A similar ritual was relevant for guys.
now such strange omens have gone, but sweet cakes remain.
Let’s tell you how to quickly prepare a chocolate cake.
Ingredients of sponge cake for chocolate cake:
- Sugar – 200 g;
- Kefir – 450 g;
- Flour – 230 g;
- Eggs – 3 pcs;
- Salt – ¼ tsp;
- Baking soda – ½ tsp;
- Baking powder – 2 tsp;
- Vegetable oil – 100 g;
- Cocoa – 5 tbsp.
Ingredients for the cream:
- Sour cream 25-30% – 400 g;
- Boiled condensed milk – 380 g;
- Vanilla extract – 1 tsp.
Preparation of chocolate cake:
In a bowl with eggs pour salt and granulated sugar, beat until the grains of sand dissolve. Pour into the egg mixture vegetable oil and kefir at room temperature, stir.
Combine flour with cocoa, baking soda and baking powder
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Sift the flour mixture into the egg mixture and knead the biscuit dough.
Cover the bottom of the baking dish with parchment and spread the dough
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Spread the dough in an even layer on the surface and bake at 180 degrees for 45-50 minutes. After cooking, take the biscuit out of the mold.
Remove the convex top from the biscuit, divide into 3 crusts. To prepare the cream, mix condensed milk with sour cream and vanilla extract with a whisk.
Smear each crust with cream to create a cake. The sides and the top of the cake are also generously smeared with cream.
Pass the biscuit scraps through a blender to make fine crumbs. Sprinkle the sides and top of the cake with this crumble.
Take the cake for a couple of hours to soak in the refrigerator. But, if the cake is to be served soon, you can leave it to soak for just an hour – the crusts are moist, so they will soak up the cream quite quickly.
