How many of us do not like to plunge into childhood memories? In those days, everything seemed completely different to us: the music sounded different, the flowers smelled differently, the sky was incredibly blue, and everything around was bright and interesting. And of course, each of us remembers the same, unique taste from childhood of mother's cakes and grandmother’s pies.
Surely many Paul Robson - a cake with a delicate chocolate biscuit - will evoke just such memories. It was widely popular in the 80s and hostesses often prepared it to pamper their family with something delicious. I must say that there have been a lot of interpretations of this recipe since then, and today it’s hard to say what Paul Robson was originally.
The cake is prepared on sour cream or kefir, using a variety of creams and fillers. But the main thing remains unchanged - dessert and today remains beloved and desired in any family. Today we will focus on the two most common recipes - one will be classic, but the second we will cook on kefir.
Sour Cream Recipe
It is believed that this was originally the cake "Paul Robson." The classic recipe was originally on sour cream, but later other options appeared. The situation is the same with glaze: in some recipes the cake is covered with chocolate fudge, but in others it is recommended to use the same cream as for greasing the cakes and use topping. The process of making cakes is the same, only some of the ingredients differ.
To make a cake “Paul Robson” (classic recipe), you will need:
- 3 eggs;
- condensed milk - 200 g;
- sour cream - 200 g;
- granulated sugar - 1 tbsp .;
- cocoa powder - 1 tbsp. l with horseback;
- wheat flour - 1.5 tbsp .;
- 0.5 tsp soda (extinguish) and a little vanillin.
For cream we need:
- condensed milk - 200 g;
- soft butter - 200 g;
- 1-2 tsp cocoa.
Kefir Recipe
You can cook the cake "Paul Robson" on kefir, if there is no sour cream in the house, but you really want a tasty one. Then the recipe will be like this:
- kefir - 1 tbsp .;
- wheat flour - 1.5 tbsp .;
- condensed milk - 200 g;
- 3 eggs;
- softened butter - 200 g;
- sugar - 1 tbsp;
- 0.5 tsp extinguished soda and cocoa powder - 1 tbsp. l
Let's start baking
To prepare such a treat, a lot of time is not required. The dessert “Paul Robson” cake has an easy recipe, and it is easily mastered by a person who is not sophisticated in confectionery wisdom. First you need to bake cakes. To do this, sift the flour and add cocoa powder to it. Using a mixer, beat eggs and sugar in a separate bowl, add condensed milk. When the sugar crystals dissolve, you can gradually introduce the mixture into the flour. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.
Bake the cake in pre-parchment-covered form for half an hour at 180 degrees. After removing from the mold, it should cool down well. Now you need to divide the cake into 2-3 cakes. If you will cut with a knife - outline the place of the future cut with toothpicks, and only after that divide into equal parts. It is convenient to use silk or dental floss for these purposes. So all the cakes will be neat and of the same thickness. If during the baking process the cake has risen in the middle, cut off the uneven top. It can be crushed into crumbs and used as a sprinkle for decoration. Now you can start cooking the cream.
We prepare the cream and form a cake
Beat butter and condensed milk thoroughly with a mixer, add cocoa. Half of this cream will go to a plentiful lubrication of cakes. After the cake is formed, it should be covered with the remaining cream on the sides and top. If you want to diversify the dessert a bit, then you can decorate your “Paul Robson” with chocolate. The cake is covered with a thin layer of chocolate melted in a water bath with a small addition of cream. After the cake is ready, it needs to be removed in a cool place for 2-3 hours, so that it is better saturated with cream. The best option is to prepare a dessert on the eve of the upcoming party. If the cake is infused overnight in the refrigerator, the biscuit will become even more tender, and the taste will be just perfect! Therefore, try to prepare such a treat in advance.
“Paul Robson” is a cake that is perfect for home tea drinking and will decorate any festive table. Its delicate taste will certainly please guests, and certainly it will be a favorite in your family. Who knows, maybe it will be he who after many years will be associated with the taste of childhood in your children.
Bon Appetit!