Czech cuisine is famous for its desserts, and one of the most popular is Marlenka cake. This exquisite dessert is a harmonious combination of delicate chocolate sponge cake, rich chocolate cream and light fruit sourness.
Marlenka cake is not just a dessert, but a real work of art
.
It has its own history and traditions of preparation, which are passed on from generation to generation. В
Czech Republic this cake is prepared for holidays and festive events to please guests and loved ones.
Ingredients for the cakes:
- honey – 150 g;
- sugar – 300 g;
- salt – 1 pinch;
- baking soda – 1 tsp;
- butter – 250 g;
- milk – 150 ml;
- flour – 450 g;
- eggs – 3 pcs.
Ingredients for the cream:
- milk – 750 ml;
- cornstarch – 60 g;
- sugar – 50 g;
- vanilla sugar – 16 g;
- eggs – 2 pcs;
- boiled condensed milk – 200 g;
- butter – 250 g.
Preparation of the cake “Marlenka”:
For the cream it is necessary to bring 600 ml of milk to a boil. At this time mix cornstarch with sugar, pour in 150 ml of cold milk, beat the eggs and stir.
Pour the egg mixture into the boiling milk, cook until thickened on medium heat. After bubbles appear, cook the custard base for 30 seconds and remove from heat.
Immediately add condensed milk to the base, stir and transfer to a separate container until cool. Do not forget to cover the custard base with cling film.
For the cakes, pour honey, sugar, salt and baking soda into a saucepan, stir and put on the fire until the components dissolve.
Pour the hot
mixture into the
flour
, knead
the dough
.
Break one egg into the dough, mix thoroughly.
If the dough is too liquid, you can add another 50-100 grams of flour.
Pour a small portion of the dough onto the parchment and spread a thin layer on the surface in the form of a circle.
Bake the thin crust at 200 degrees for 5 minutes.
After baking, trim the crusts evenly
with the
help of, for example, a pot lid. For the cream, beat butter to whitening with a mixer, gradually add the custard base to it.
Assemble the cake: put 3-4 tablespoons of cream on each cake, level
it.
Place the cakes on top of each other with the filling on top of the sponge
cake. Leave the cake at room temperature for 1 hour. Then decorate the dessert with shredded sponge cake scraps.
Traditional Czech cake is also decorated with chocolate meshes and walnuts. This is not a particularly complicated Czech Honey Cake.
