For those who have sweet-tooth children in their family, the “Dream of Life” will greatly facilitate the existence of a cake that is not only tasty, but also easy and quick to prepare. It's no secret that mothers are often forced to buy sweets for children, because they simply do not have enough time to prepare all kinds of goodies. But to treat homemade cakes is not only more pleasant, but also safer - you can not always be sure of the freshness and composition of purchased products. And if you do not cheat, it’s even the opposite: when you bring home sweets, you know for sure that they contain sweeteners, dyes, flavorings, stabilizers and other “chemistry”. Whether it’s a baked “Dream of Life” business: the cake definitely does not contain anything unnatural.
Bake cakes
What makes this recipe especially attractive for forever busy housewives, the Dream of Life cake is made from bulk dough. That is, you don’t have to roll cakes and bake them for hours, as, for example, is required for Napoleon. As a result, we have a clean kitchen without traces of scattered flour, a minimum of dishes that need to be washed, and absolutely happy children who eat up the Dream of Life cake. A step-by-step recipe will look like this:
- A gram of butter is slowly melted in a small flame.
- A pan of condensed milk is poured into a saucepan removed from the stove with continuous stirring.
- Two eggs are driven in and kneaded.
- A full glass of flour is sifted.
- Half a teaspoon of soda is quenched with lemon juice (so the taste of the dough becomes softer) and added to the rest of the components.
- The dough is divided into three parts. If your baking dish is small and there are concerns that the cakes will be too thick, plan to bake five. Cocoa is added to the dough for one (in the first case) or two (if there are five layers) cakes - a couple of teaspoons.
- Cakes are baked. Depending on the thickness of the time, each will take 10-15 minutes.
Cooking cream
They should do baking at the same time: they need to lubricate the cakes until they have cooled down. However, the filling will not cause much trouble: “Dream of Life” - a cake with sour cream, which does not take much time. Three hundred grams of dairy products with high fat content (at least 20%, and better - more) are whipped with 150 grams of sugar (this is two-thirds of a thin glass). If sour cream is more "dietary", the cream may turn out to be liquidish and begin to spread. The second condition is freshness. Standing, albeit not spoiled sour cream will give the cake unnecessary sourness, so it is better not to use this. Work with a mixer for about five minutes - and your cream is ready.
Assembly
Light cake is laid down, the rest alternate, so that as a result of baking it turns out striped. The cream is applied little by little so that it does not drain onto the dish, but is absorbed (remember that the cakes are still hot, that is, they help to thin the lubricant). When the whole cake is folded, its sides are also carefully coated with cream. Will you need a cream for the top cake, depends on how exactly you decide to make a treat.
Design options
It remains to decide what your "Dream of Life" will look like. Cake on top is usually decorated in two ways:
- The last cake is covered with cream (a little thinner than the bottom), sprinkled with grated chocolate mixed with berries - fresh or removed from the jam and strained.
- The upper crust remains unplugged; for its decoration, glaze is made from white or black chocolate (the main thing is that it be without any additives and with a high content of cocoa beans). For her, the tile breaks, is placed in a saucepan, poured with five tablespoons of milk, and over an extremely slow fire, with constant stirring, it melts. After pouring the glaze, when it sets, the crown is sprinkled with crushed nuts, coconut flakes or candied fruits.
In the end, it remains to wait until the treat is saturated, and treat the baby. Yes, and adults from the "Dream" will not give up!