For a delicious homemade cake, prepare a delicious cream, impregnation, and icing. But the main thing is properly baked cakes. You can make them from shortcrust, biscuit or puff pastry, give the products any shape and thickness.
Biscuit cakes
The most popular option for homemade cakes is biscuit products. The biscuit cakes can be baked in a mold or on a baking sheet. The finished products are soaked in syrup and then coated with cream. A properly baked biscuit turns out to be airy and fluffy, it keeps its shape well.
Making a biscuit is easy. Separate the yolks from the proteins and rub with sugar until it is completely dissolved. Beat the whites into a strong foam, and then add half of the protein mixture to the yolks. Add the sifted flour and remaining egg whites, gently stirring the dough from top to bottom. To make the cake tasty, observe the proportions of the products. For baking with skin weighing 640 g, you will need 1 cup of wheat flour, 6 eggs and 6 tablespoons of sugar.
To make the cakes airy, follow the rules for baking a biscuit. Place the dough in a greased baking dish and place in an oven preheated to 200-220 ° C. The baking time depends on the thickness of the crust and varies from 10 to 50 minutes. You can check the readiness of the product with a wooden splinter - after sticking it into the biscuit, there should be no traces of dough on it. To prevent the cakes from falling off, try not to open the oven door during baking.
Ready cakes must be well cooled before impregnation. Let them sit for a few hours. If this is not done, the cake may fall apart after soaking. The thick crust can be cut into several thin layers. Do this with a special string knife - it prevents the biscuit from crumbling.
Shortcrust pastry cakes
From shortcrust pastry, you can bake delicious crumbly cakes for homemade cakes and pastries. They are coated with jam, whipped cream, or any cream, from sour cream to custard. Sand cakes are more fat and dense, they keep their shape well. Most often they are made round or rectangular.
The most delicious shortbread cakes are made with butter. However, if desired, it can be replaced with a high quality margarine specially made for baking. To prepare cakes with a total weight of 900 g, you will need 300 g of butter, 3 cups of wheat flour, 2 eggs and 1 cup of sugar. If you are using unsalted butter, add a little salt to the dough.
Even a novice hostess can cook shortbread cakes. Butter, eggs and sugar are ground into a homogeneous mass, then sifted flour is poured into it. The dough is kneaded by hand and then cooled in the refrigerator. The oil contained in the dough melts quickly, therefore, it is very important to observe the temperature regime when mixing and baking.
Roll out the finished dough on a floured board. Chop the layer with a knife in several places and place on a baking sheet or in a mold, and then place in a well-preheated oven. Don't make the cakes too thick - they won't bake well. Cook the products at 230-250 ° C until an even golden color. When removing the cakes from the baking sheet, proceed very carefully - fragile sand products break easily.
