Cake "Karpatka" with custard
Something unbelievable is waiting for sweet-toothed people - delicate airy cake "Karpatka" with custard
Ingredients
| CHOUX PASTRY: |
| wheat flour 125 g |
| eggs (room temperature) 4 pcs |
| milk 200 ml |
| butter 90 g |
| salt 1/4 tsp. |
| sugar 1/4 tsp. |
| BAKING CREAM: |
| yolks 6 pcs |
| milk 750 ml |
| sugar 120 g |
| vanilla sugar 20 g |
| cornstarch 50 g |
| softened butter (82%) 120 g |
Instructions
Step 1
For the dough, combine the milk, butter, salt and sugar in a saucepan. Bring the mixture to the boil, remove from the stove, add the flour and knead into a smooth dough.
Step 2
Allow it to cool slightly, then add the eggs one by one, beating with a mixer. Divide the dough in half and place in parchment-lined molds.
Step 3
Bake at 190 degrees for 15-18 minutes. Then allow the cakes to cool.
Step 4
Prepare the cream. Mix yolks, sugar, vanilla sugar and starch. Pour in hot milk in a thin stream, stirring vigorously with a whisk.
Step 5
Pour the mixture into a saucepan and cook the cream, stirring, until the first gurgle. Then pour into a bowl, cover with clingfilm and let it cool. Beat the butter with a mixer and combine with the cream, continuing to beat.
Step 6
Spread the cream on one of the cakes directly in the mold and cover with the second cake. Put the cake in the refrigerator for 2-2.5 hours to harden. Decorate according to your taste. Bon appetit!
