Napoleon cake at home

One of the most delicious cakes, known to everyone, was first cooked in 1912. It was timed to the 100th anniversary of the Victory over the army of Napoleon. In those days, the cake was designed in the form of a slightly elongated rectangle, later the shape was transformed into a square one. A few years later, Napoleon’s cake was divided into two triangular parts, which were intended to resemble Napoleon’s famous headdress. However, despite the originality, this design did not stick.

Napoleon is a delicious and juicy cake that you can make at home if you wish..

Napoleon at home

The composition of the test:

1. Wheat flour - 2 tbsp.
2. Butter - 200-300 g
3. Eggs - 2 pcs
4. Egg yolks - 2 pcs
5. Salt - ¼ h.
6. Milk - 1 tbsp.

The composition of the cream:

1. Cream (20%) - 1 tbsp. (you can take milk)
2. Sugar - 4 tbsp.
3. Starch - 1 tsp
4. Eggs - 3 pcs

Cooking:

• Let's start with the dough. To do this, you need to knead the oil to such an extent that a plastic mass is obtained. Mix milk with salt, and then combine the mixture with butter and flour.
• Knead the dough for 5 minutes. It is necessary to continue this process until it acquires complete homogeneity. From the resulting dough you need to form a brick.
• Before rolling the dough again, place it in the fridge for 30-60 minutes. Leisure time can be used for making cream.
• To properly roll out the dough, you must put it on a table or board, which you first need to sprinkle with flour. Roll out the dough on the prepared surface using a rolling pin or wheelchair (if you have neither one nor the other, you can use a glass bottle). The dough should take the form of a rectangular cake, whose thickness will be 10 mm. The resulting rectangle is folded four times and roll again (again up to 10 mm) and again folded four times. Now the dough is ready.
• The prepared dough should be rolled into a layer 4-5 mm thick, wrap it on top of the rolling pin and then turn it onto a non-greased baking sheet, the edges of which need to be moistened with water. Wetting prevents changing the shape of the cake during baking.
• The reservoir must be evenly positioned on the baking sheet. In several places, a layer of dough should be pierced with the tip of a knife. The distance between the punctures should be from 5 to 10 cm. Bake the cake should be 25-30 minutes at an oven temperature of 210-220 degrees. Warm up the oven first.
• After the layer is baked, remove it from the pan, put it on the board and allow to cool. While the cake is cooling, you need to cover it folded in half with a towel.
• In order to prepare a cake, you need two such layers. You can also bake one large, which is then cut in half. While the layers are still warm, they must be made the same. To do this, you need to cut the uneven edges of the cake. After the alignment procedure, the layers should cool down almost completely.
• Now you need to prepare the cream. To do this, place sugar, starch and eggs in an enamel pan. Mix all ingredients for 1-2 minutes. Then add the cream to the mixture and put the pan on the stove. Stir the future cream with a wooden spatula and heat until thick. Carefully ensure that the cream does not boil. Remove the finished cream from the stove and leave to cool.
• Apply the ready and cooled cream onto one of the layers and level it with a knife. Place the second layer on top. Top and side layers must be lubricated with cream. On top of the layer of cream should be thicker than on the sides. Cutting the cakes that you have left after leveling, you need to chop finely with a knife. The resulting crumbs you have to sprinkle on the greased surface of the cake. Now you can serve the cake on the table. If desired, before serving, you can sprinkle the cake with powdered sugar on top.

Napoleon Cottage Cheese at Home

The composition of the test:

1. Soda (pay off in vinegar) - 2 tsp.
2. Sugar - 1 tbsp.
3. Wheat flour - 3 tbsp.
4. Chicken eggs - 2 pieces
5. Cottage cheese - 500 g

The composition of the cream:

1. Butter - 200 g
2. Sugar - 2 tbsp.
3. Milk - 1 L
4. Chicken eggs - 3 pcs
5. Wheat flour - 3 tbsp.

To decorate:

Fruits, walnuts.

Cooking:

• First you need to make a dough. To do this, take all the ingredients intended for the test, and mix them. Now knead the dough. When the dough is kneaded, put it in the fridge or other cold place for 1-1.5 hours.
• The whole mass of the finished dough should be divided into 6-7 equal parts, from which roll the cakes. Cakes must be baked until cooked in a preheated oven.
• To prepare the cream, you need to mix the flour, eggs, sugar and milk. Then put the mixture on the fire and cook until the mass becomes thick. When cooking the cream must be constantly stirring.
• When the cream is ready, remove it from the heat, cool and add oil.
• Grease each of the cake tarts with a cream. You can decorate the resulting cake with fruits and nuts.

There is another rule of Napoleon cooking: this cake should not be decorated too lushly. A simple powdered sugar powder will be enough..

Cooking such a cake at home is not at all as difficult as it seems at first glance. All you need is to arm yourself with a small amount of patience and make some effort. The result of your patience will be a wonderful, delicious delicacy that many people love. Surely you yourself will want to enjoy the wonderful taste of this victorious cake.