Prep Time
5 h.
Cooking Time
1 min.
Serves
8
Difficulty
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About This Recipe
The homemade "Trukhlyavy Pny" cake with jam is fondly remembered from childhood by many. Interestingly, the method of assembling the cake could vary in different families, but the essence remained the same. That is, the layers were prepared with kefir and jam, but the way the cake was formed differed among housewives. Some adhered to the classic version, where the layers were simply smeared with cream and stacked. The "stump" effect was rather conditional and was achieved by carelessly sprinkling chopped nuts around the edges of the dessert. However, there was also a more interesting method of assembling the cake, where thin layers smeared with cream were laid vertically on a plate, tightly coiled from the center in a spiral. And that’s when you got the real "Trukhlyavy Pny", although unbelievably delicious. Want to try making such a cake? We have already prepared a detailed recipe especially for you!
Ingredients List
Total Ingredients: 13
Serves:
Flour - 250 g
Any jam - 330 g
Kefir 3.2% fat - 250 ml
Sugar - 200 g
Eggs - 2 pcs.
Butter for greasing the mold - 20 g
Baking soda - 1 tsp.
Salt - to taste
Sour cream 30% fat - 500 g
Sugar - 150 g
Vanilla sugar - 1 tsp.
bitter chocolate - 100 g
Cream 10% fat - 40 ml
Nutrition Facts
Serves:
🥓
Fat
226г
🍚
Carbohydrates
844г
🥩
Proteins
70г
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Kcal
Daily Values
Preparation Steps
Step 1
Prepare the dough for the cake layers. Pour the kefir into a deep glass bowl and heat it slightly in the microwave until warm. Add baking soda and a pinch of salt and stir.
Step 2
In a separate bowl, beat eggs with sugar with a mixer. Add any jam (if it contains large fruits, chop them finely). Mix thoroughly. Add flour. Stir again.
Step 3
Combine the kefir and egg mixtures and mix thoroughly. The resulting cake batter should be very bubbly. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line two small baking trays or two rectangular pans with baking paper and grease with oil.
Step 4
Divide the resulting cake batter evenly into the prepared pans. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for about 25 minutes. Determine readiness with a wooden skewer.
Step 5
Place the resulting cake bases on wire racks and let cool completely. Then cut each cake in half and then with a very sharp long knife or a special string into 2 thin layers.
Step 6
Prepare the cream for the Rotten Stump cake. Place sour cream in a mixer bowl. Add regular and vanilla sugar. Beat until you obtain a fluffy mass of homogeneous consistency.
Step 7
Assemble the Rotten Stump Cake. Set one cake aside: it will be needed for decoration. Coat the rest with sour cream on the inside, distributing it as evenly as possible.
Step 8
Roll up one cake layer with cream and place it in the middle of a large plate. Wrap the resulting “core” one by one with the remaining cakes, trying to press them closer together.
Step 9
Brush the top and sides of the Rotten Stump cake with the remaining cream. Refrigerate for 4–6 hours. During this time, the cakes will be soaked in cream and become very tender.
Step 10
Decorate the cake. From the remaining layer, make roots for the stump. Melt dark chocolate together with cream. Use some to attach the roots to the stump. Drizzle the remaining frosting over the top of the cake. Decorate the cake with grated chocolate, berries or cookies to taste.
Enjoy your meal!
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