What is a holiday without a cake, and what kind of cake is without cream? A well-chosen cream can bring the taste of baked goods to heaven, and an improperly prepared one can completely ruin the mood and the event itself. Let's learn how to make creams and see which cakes they work best with.
1. Apricot miracle.
Separate the yolk from the protein. You will need 8 eggs in total. Add 3-4 tablespoons of table sugar and a glass of milk to the yolks. Mash everything thoroughly, add vanillin on the tip of a knife or vanilla sugar, put on water to heat until thickened. At this time, prepare the apricot puree. Take 150.0 ripe apricots and be sure to get rid of the skins, mix with a teaspoon of powdered sugar. Mix the base cream with the apricot cream and add 50 g of butter. Mix everything gently. The cream is most suitable for decorating finished products.
2. Custard.
To make the cream, take 6 egg yolks and mash with 3/4 cup sugar. Add half a glass of flour and one tablespoon of starch to the crushed yolks, mix. In a saucepan, boil 600 milliliters of milk and gradually, stirring, pour into the egg mixture. Keep on low heat until thickened. Add vanillin and whisk. Wait until it cools down. Fill custard cakes with it or spread over Napoleon.
3. Cream for Kiev cake.
In a saucepan, combine two yolks, 100 grams of sugar and two tablespoons of tablespoons of water. Mix with a whisk and bring to a boil, but do not boil under any circumstances. Add 200, 0 condensed milk and mix with a mixer at low speed for no more than 3 minutes. Beat 200, 0 soft butter until fluffy at the minimum speed of the mixer and add the cooked slightly warm syrup to it. For taste, you can add a few drops of cognac. Add cocoa mixed with butter to a small amount of white cream and stir well. Use brown cream to decorate the pastry.
4. Curd cream. Suitable for eclairs, biscuits and as a separate dessert.
Take 400, 0 medium fat cottage cheese. Grind it through a sieve or grind it in a blender. Cut the cold butter into small cubes and add 150, 0 sugar or powdered sugar. Beat with a mixer until a fluffy mass is formed. Add the grated cottage cheese in small portions and beat until smooth. The cream is ready.
There are a great many creams for cakes. Choose what suits you best, experiment and delight your family with culinary masterpieces.
