Milk cake is a delightful and delicate confection that is popular in many countries around the world. Its soft texture, sweet taste and milky flavor make it a welcome treat on any table. The
history of milk cake dates back several centuries
.
It is believed that the first mentions of it appeared in medieval Europe, where it was known by different names: “napoleon”, “millefeuille”, “milk girl”. Since then, the recipe for this dessert has undergone many changes and variations
.Let’s prepare Milk Cake in a quick way.
Ingredients for the dough:
- Eggs – 4 pcs;
- Sugar – 250 g;
- Flour – 350 g;
- Milk – 250 ml;
- Vanilla sugar – 2 tsp;
- Butter – 70 g;
- Leavening agent – 2 tsp;
- Salt – ⅔ tsp.
Ingredients for the cream:
- Milk – 500 ml;
- Sugar – 100 g;
- Starch – 40 g;
- Egg – 1 pc;
- Vanilla sugar – 1 tbsp;
- Butter – 100 g.
Preparation of Milk Cake:
Pour salt and sugar to the eggs, beat with a mixer until the mass whitens and increases in size. Mix milk with vanilla sugar and butter, heat almost to boiling.
Pour some of the flour and baking powder into the egg mixture, knead the dough
.
Pour
half of the total amount of hot milk into the dough and continue kneading.
Pour the rest of the flour into the dough, pour the rest of the milk into the dough and knead a thick dough. Pour the dough into a baking dish lined with parchment
and bake the cake at 180 degrees for 30-35 minutes.
Do not open the oven during baking.
For the cream, mix starch with vanilla and classic sugar in a saucepan, beat an egg, pour in a little milk and stir. When there are no lumps in the mixture, pour in the rest of the milk and cook over medium heat until thickened.
Transfer the custard base into a separate container, mix with butter
.
Leave the cream to cool, you can add fruit to it.
Divide the biscuit into two crusts, on one of them lay out all the cream, level it. Cover the second cake with the cream layer, sprinkle the cake with powdered sugar.
After cooking, leave the pie for a couple of hours in the refrigerator. If desired, you can trim the edges and decorate it as desired.
