On the threshold of a bright holiday - Easter. Not a single Orthodox person can imagine this holiday without colored eggs and Easter cake. In the store, Easter cakes are sold for every taste and price. But it is much more pleasant to bake it with your own hands, and besides, it is not at all difficult.
It is necessary
- Flour - 900 g;
- Milk - 400 g;
- Vanillin - ½ sachet;
- Margarine - 250 g;
- Chicken eggs - 6 pcs.;
- Sugar - 400 g;
- Yeast - 50 g;
- Salt to taste;
- Candied nuts - for decoration.
Instructions
Step 1
First, you need to slightly warm up the milk and dilute the yeast in it. Then add 450 grams of flour and mix everything thoroughly. It turned out to be a dough.
Step 2
The dishes with dough should be covered with a towel and removed to a warm and dark place. It should rise twice.
Step 3
Next, you need to separate the whites from the yolks. Beat the yolks with sugar and vanilla, then add whipped margarine to them.
Step 4
Next, you need to add margarine and yolks to the dough, salt and mix everything.
Step 5
Whisk the whites until thick foam and add them to the dough. Introduce the remaining flour there.
Step 6
The dough should be covered and left in a warm place until it has doubled in size.
Step 7
At this time, you need to wash and dry the raisins, then sprinkle them with flour. Cut candied fruits into small pieces. Peel the nuts and chop finely.
Step 8
Dried fruits and nuts must be added to the risen dough.
Step 9
Next, you need to prepare a shape with a round bottom: lay out the bottom with parchment, grease the walls abundantly with vegetable oil.
Step 10
The dough is poured into the mold by a third, after which it rises again. You can bake it when it rises to half the form.
Step 11
It is recommended to bake the cake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for about 40-50 minutes. The finished cake is decorated with glaze, nuts and dried fruits.
