Napoleon cake at home
Napoleon cake at home is prepared by many people: almost every housewife, over 35 years old, has her own special recipe. By the way, the one offered here was very popular twenty or thirty years ago. It's quite possible that it was the recipe your grandmother or mother used to cook with! Some may be intimidated by the presence of vinegar in the cake batter. Please don't worry: You can't feel it in the cakes, but it's the product that makes them especially tender and flaky. If you're still uncomfortable with vinegar, replace it with lemon juice or white dry wine. Either way, the crusts will be nicely crumbly, perfectly soaked in the custard, and your Napoleon Cake will bring the most delightful taste sensations to your family and guests!
Napoleon cake at home
Preparation time
12 min
Cooking Time
2 h 30 min
Portion quantity
12
Difficulty of preparation
medium
Vegetarian
ovo-lacto
Calorie count
381.8 kcal
Protein
6,1 г
Fats
19,5 г
Carbohydrates
45,9 г
Source
"Gastronome School"
¹02 (124) January 2009
INGREDIENTS
For the cream:
sugar - 0,5 cup
flour - 4 tbsp.
vanilla sugar - 1 tsp.
milk - 2,5 cup
egg - 1 pc.
For the dough:
flour - 500 gr
drinking water - 180 ml
vinegar - 1 tbsp.
butter - 250 g
STEP BY STEP RECIPE
Step 1.
Napoleon cake at home. Step 1)
Cut the chilled butter for Napoleon cake bases into small pieces and mix with sifted flour, until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Mix the water and vinegar and pour thinly into the flour mixture. Knead into a smooth dough, wrap in cling film and place in the fridge for 40 minutes.
Step 2
Napoleon Cake at Home. Step 2)
Divide the dough into 6 equal pieces. Place 1 piece of dough between 2 sheets of parchment and roll out into a 0.5 cm thick circle; roll out the rest of the dough in the same way. Bake the pastry separately in a preheated 190°C oven for 20 minutes each. Allow to cool. Trim the edges, save the crumbs.
Step 3
Napoleon Cake at home. Step 3)
Prepare the custard for the Napoleon cake. Boil 1.5 cups of milk with the sugar. Beat the rest of the milk with the egg and flour with a mixer until a homogeneous mass is obtained.
Step 4
Napoleon Cake at home. Step 4)
Carefully introduce the resulting egg mixture into the boiling milk. Reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring constantly, for 7-8 minutes, until the cream thickens. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
Step 5
Cake Napoleon at home. Step 5)
Assemble the Napoleon cake. To do this, smear the cooled cakes with the custard and stack them on top of each other. Lightly press them together. Put Napoleon cake in a fridge for 8-12 hours.
Step 6
Napoleon Cake at Home. Step 6)
Before serving, sprinkle the Napoleon Cake with the crumbs left over from the crusts. If desired, the dessert can be decorated with fresh berries, chocolate figures or almond petals.
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