A simple recipe for the Prague cake with condensed milk

Many culinary products have their own history. "Prague" cake, a step-by-step recipe with condensed milk which will be described below, is no exception. He first appeared in Soviet times thanks to culinary V. Guralnikov. Its name was given to the cake in honor of the fashionable restaurant in those days "Prague" and very quickly gained popularity among Soviet people. The cake was made strictly according to GOST, although it was not patented anywhere. This is due to the fact that a similar confectionery product already existed in the Czech Republic. V. Guralnikov learned about it from Czechoslovak cooks who came to the capital to exchange experiences. However, to prepare a real cake "Prague" (a recipe with condensed milk is described below) was very difficult, so the Soviet culinary invented a simplified version, borrowing from the original only a chocolate biscuit and glaze.

"Prague" cake from Guralnikov

The original recipe for "Prague" cake with condensed milk is not easy at all, but the result is delicious. The confectionery product consists of cream impregnated with cream and sprinkled with chocolate fondant biscuit cakes. Some mistresses of the recipe of the Prague cake with condensed milk (photo above) have slightly modified, replacing the fondant with the usual frosting of melted chocolate.

We prepare a biscuit for a cake

Ingredients for biscuit :

• Eggs - 6 pieces;
• Cocoa - 35 g;
• Sugar - 150 g;
• Soft butter - 45 g;
• Flour of the highest grade - 115 g.

The recipe for "Prague" cake with condensed milk requires attention. For example, in order to get a good biscuit, the products must be meticulously measured and have the right temperature. To prepare the cakes, first carefully separate the yolks and proteins. Next, measure half of the sugar and mix with the yolks at room temperature. The resulting mixture is whipped with a mixer until it brightens and increases in volume. Next comes the turn of proteins. It is recommended to take them chilled. Proteins start to beat at the minimum power, gradually increasing the speed. When the foam appears, begin to gradually pour sugar, while continuing to whisk. When the mass becomes white and dense - the proteins are ready.

In a separate dish sift flour, add cocoa and mix well. Then the protein mass is mixed with the yolk and a dry chocolate mixture is gradually introduced. Stir gently. Butter is melted, cooled and also added to the biscuit mixture. The oven is set to be heated to 200 ^o C. Sprinkle with butter or baking dish with a mango or flour. The dough is poured into it, leveled and sent to the oven for half an hour. The first half of the time it is better not to open the oven. Otherwise, sponge cake may fall.

Cooking cream

While baking a biscuit, you can do the preparation of the cream.

Ingredients :

• Condensed milk - 150 ml;
• Water 25 ml;
• Egg - 1 piece;
• Soft butter - 1 packet;
• Cocoa - 10 g;
• vanillin.

Egg yolk is combined with water and whisked lightly. After pour in the condensed milk and mix until smooth. The resulting mixture is put on a water bath and boiled, stirring regularly, until it thickens. The finished mass is cooled. Meanwhile, soft butter is beaten with vanilla sugar. Do this carefully, so as not to "break" the oil. If this happens, it is heated in a water bath, cooled in a refrigerator and whipped again. Ready oil mixture is combined with yolk, mix well, add cocoa and stir again until homogeneity. You can use a mixer to ensure that there are no unmixed cocoa lumps for sure.

Form the cake

Cake "Prazhsky" (recipe with condensed milk without sour cream) is almost ready, it remains to combine it and make a sweet. A well-cooled biscuit is cut into 3 cakes and smeared with each cooled cream. The top of the cake is covered with any fruit jam and poured with a sweet.

To prepare fudge, the chocolate bar is melted in a microwave oven or over low heat. Then add the egg, mix and carefully inject the powdered sugar (about 100-150 g). Blend the mixture with a mixer. As a result, you will get a thick chocolate mass with a glossy shade. It is applied hot on top of the jam. All the cake "Prague" (a recipe with condensed milk without sour cream) can be served to guests. However, some hostesses prefer to bake such a cake after all with the addition of sour cream.

The recipe for the Prague cake with condensed milk and sour cream

The taste of this version of the cake is no worse than the previous one, and is prepared an order of magnitude easier. First we will prepare a biscuit.

Products for biscuit cakes :

• Eggs of chicken - 2 pieces;
• Raw condensed milk - 1/2 jar;
• Sugar - 100 g;
• Low-fat sour cream - 1/2 tbsp .;
• Cocoa - 30 g;
• Food soda - 10 g;
• Flour - 200 g.

Proteins and yolks are placed in a deep container, add sugar and whisk with a mixer for at least 10 minutes. During this time, the mass will become lighter and increase by a factor of 3. Soda is quenched with sour cream and poured into a bowl. There they put condensed milk, mix and add sifted flour and cocoa. Mix the biscuit dough. Form for baking grease any fat, spread the dough. Put in a cold oven and turn on, warming to 180 ^о С. Bake for 45 minutes.

The recipe for another cream

The cooled biscuit is cut into several pieces and lubricated with cream. A simplified recipe for "Prague" cake with condensed milk requires less and less sophisticated cream. For its preparation a pack of soft butter is mixed with half a can of condensed milk and 30 g of cocoa. This mass is also smeared with cakes. For the glaze, the chocolate bar is ground, add a couple of spoonfuls of milk and melt over low heat. The resulting mass is poured over the top of the cake. Home-made recipe for "Prague" cake with condensed milk recommends that the product soak for a couple of hours.

Bon Appetit!