Each holiday is associated with a specific tradition and associated food. And if at the New Year's celebration there must be Olivier or herring under a fur coat, then the Easter table is unthinkable without Easter cottage cheese and one of the most beloved delicacies - Easter cake. If you don't have enough time to bake the cake at home, you can buy it in the store. The main thing is to be able to choose the right Easter cake, which will allow you to fully enjoy its wonderful taste.
Instructions
Step 1
When choosing a cake, pay attention to the packaging. Cakes that are on the shelves in the open air, as a rule, absorb all the smells, and you will not be able to please yourself with such a product. In addition, often people come up and press the cake with their finger, checking the softness, which is very unhygienic. A good cake is always wrapped in paper or wrapped in a transparent bag, or better, if in paper or in a bag. In addition, the packaging should not be torn, otherwise this is a sure sign that the baked goods were transported incorrectly, possibly dropped somewhere. Refuse to buy such a cake.
Step 2
The appearance of the cake can also tell a lot about the quality of the product. A neat cylindrical shape, a uniform brown color with a “cap” at the top will indicate a well-prepared Easter cake. Leave any cracked or burnt baked goods in the store. The decoration of the Easter cake should not be excessively abundant, with a large amount of multi-colored powder: most often, the sweetness of the glaze compensates for the rather bland taste of the Easter cake, moreover, it is not always made from natural products.
Step 3
Product dimensions also matter. It is better to choose small-sized Easter cakes, so you can be sure that it is evenly baked, but large-sized Easter cakes, alas, do not give such a guarantee.
Step 4
The composition of the product is another important detail when choosing an Easter cake, so carefully study the label on the package. Margarine or palm oil instead of butter, egg powder instead of eggs, preservatives and sweeteners instead of vanillin, raisins and candied fruits - in pursuit of economy, many bakeries allow themselves to bake cakes from bad and unhealthy products. And if on the packaging of your cake there is not a word about butter and real eggs, do not buy it, no matter how cheap it is. In addition, Easter cakes, which do not contain real eggs, quickly turn stale, and the very next day after purchase, you will have to soak it, and not enjoy its softness and freshness. In addition, the pleasant yellow color of the cake inside depends on the eggs, and if substitutes and preservatives are included in the product, the color of the crumb will be white or light pink. Don't be fooled, because the Easter table should be generous, and the dishes on it should be delicious!
