Surely many will recall how difficult it was to get a real delicious cake in Soviet times with a shortage of goods. Moreover, not every family could afford it because of its high cost. However, thanks to the distribution of recipes of the famous "Prague", "Kiev", "Leningradsky", "Bird's milk", etc., through newspapers, the experience of housewives, people began to cook this delicacy at home. To taste, they, of course, differed from the purchased samples, but the excitement caused no less. One of these was the Cosmos cake, the recipe of which was stored and transmitted in every second house.
Dessert Features
Unfortunately, the story is silent about why this chocolate dessert began to bear such a name. You can speculate, or you can try to cook it yourself, in order to experience a slight nostalgia for the times of the Soviet Union and its culinary delights. It’s not worth asserting that it’s almost impossible to cook something similar to the traditional Cosmos cake. In fact, baking it will not be difficult even for beginners in the culinary field. Cake "Cosmos" is assembled from several cakes, smeared one after another with chocolate cream and abundantly watered with icing. It is ideal for lovers of all chocolate, because this delicacy was and remains a favorite among children.
Ingredients: affordable and affordable
As for the products that are required for the cake, they can easily be purchased at the nearest grocery store. 3 cakes: chicken eggs - 2-3 pieces, a glass of wheat flour (250 grams), a can of condensed milk (350-400 ml), 130 grams of butter (do not replace margarine), half a tsp. soda, slaked vinegar. On chocolate cream: fat sour cream - 350-400 ml, a glass of granulated sugar, a tablespoon of cocoa powder. On the icing for pouring: cocoa powder - 2 tbsp. l., starch (preferably corn, but potato is also suitable), 50 ml of fat milk, 60 grams of butter, sugar or powdered sugar - 3 tbsp. l with a slide. Optionally, you can add a pinch of vanillin to a cream or icing for a delicate flavor, as well as use chopped nuts or coconut for decorating the cake.
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The cake recipe is simple and straightforward. You will need a round baking sheet no more than 30 cm in diameter. To knead the dough you need to take a deep convenient bowl and whisk. First, the eggs are broken and the condensed milk is laid out, after which they are thoroughly beaten until light foam. Melt the butter, not allowing it to heat up much, and cool, then pour into a bowl. Next, the sifted flour is slowly introduced, which must be mixed in the future dough. At the end of all is slaked soda. The mixture must be thoroughly mixed either with a whisk or with a mixer.
So that when baking, the cake does not stick to the surface of the pan, it should be covered with special baking paper (parchment). If this was not found, it is recommended to grease the baking sheet with butter, and sprinkle the bottom and edges with breadcrumbs or semolina. Divide the dough for shortcakes into three portions. They are baked in turn in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 35 minutes. It is easiest to take out the finished cake if you let it cool slightly. Thus, ruddy and slightly porous cakes should be obtained. It is worth noting that the cake recipe has not changed since the creation of this cake, which suggests that Soviet desserts can and should be trusted.
The final chord - a delicate cream and rich icing for the cake
Cake "Cosmos" without its mouth-watering sour cream does not work out as before - according to GOST. But for him, you just need to combine sour cream with sugar until it stops crunching on your teeth, and pour a spoonful of cocoa. The cream, as a rule, is whipped with a mixer, and with a whisk you will have to sweat. When both the cakes and the cream are perfected, you can safely collect the cake. In each cake, you need to make a couple of holes with a fork, and lay them out one by one, thickly smearing them with cream on top.
For glaze, you need a small saucepan in which sugar, cocoa and starch are added and mixed. The next step is milk, all lumps are removed. Place the pan on low heat and immediately pour oil. The glaze will be ready when the mixture becomes moderately thick. The main thing is not to bring the icing to a boil! You also need to cool the chocolate mixture a little and only then beautifully pour the cake with it.
A real Cosmos cake, a Soviet sweet dessert, will be possible only for someone who will show proper patience and let him brew in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours. But it’s best to keep it all night to solidify the chocolate coating. Who, in turn, has a fantasy, can decorate the Cosmos cake with coconut flakes, berries, nuts, etc. Enjoy a tea party!