Surely all caring hostesses want to please their household members with freshly baked delicious cakes and pies. But, as a rule, this takes a lot of products and a huge amount of time. And so I want to relax longer and not spend the whole day off on cooking everyone’s favorite dish. Try to make a crazy pie. You will spend a minimum of time baking. The recipe will not cause any special difficulties for the hostesses. Women say that baking is prepared very quickly and using the most affordable products. And her taste is amazing.
The story of the creation of the American crazy pie
The story goes that crazy cake is an American dish. Rumor has it that it was as if they were creating the recipe in the 30s of the last century. From 1929 to 1939, the world economic crisis, which the Americans called the Great Depression, “dominated” the world .
In these difficult times, people had to tightly save on food. However, sweet foods have always been welcomed, since they are the ones that can improve mood, as well as save from stress and severe depressive states. Therefore, a crazy pie was created. The recipe for American chefs turned out to be simple, and the result is simply amazing in taste.
Ask why bakery got such a name? No one will give an answer to this question, since a lot of time has passed. We can only thank the Americans for such a great recipe.
Classic recipe
After reviewing the American pie recipe, you ask: where is the butter, eggs, dairy products? Crazy cake, the recipe of which is indicated in our article, is prepared using the following products:
- 1.5 cups sifted flour;
- 1 cup icing sugar or sugar;
- 5 g of soda;
- 5 ml of vinegar;
- 4 tbsp. l with a hill of cocoa powder;
- salt on the tip of a spoon;
- 2 tsp without a hill of vanilla sugar;
- 200–230 ml of water;
- 80-100 ml of refined vegetable oil;
- 1 ripe banana.
Step-by-step cooking instructions
First, take a deep bowl. We introduce flour, soda, sugar, salt, vanilla sugar, cocoa powder into the container. All the loose ingredients are thoroughly mixed using a regular spoon. Next, add vinegar and vegetable oil. Mix well again. Gradually introduce water. Stir with a whisk so that there are no lumps left. The result should be a mixture resembling thick sour cream.
Next, turn on the oven, heat it. Lubricate the form with vegetable oil and sprinkle with semolina (you can use special baking paper). Pour the cooked dough into the mold and place in the oven, preheated to 200 degrees. The approximate time for baking the cake is 30-40 minutes. It is better to check readiness with a match or a toothpick. If after that there is dough left, it means that the cakes should be held a little longer.
If our future crazy cake, the recipe of which is absolutely simple, rose well, it can be cut into two (or three) equal halves. It is better to carry out the cutting procedure after the cake is completely cooled.
It should be noted that the classic pie recipe does not involve the preparation of a cream. But in this case, you can experiment. To do this, twist one ripe banana in a blender along with a tablespoon of cocoa powder. Soak the cakes and put the pastries in the refrigerator for impregnation. If you want to further diversify the dish, melt the chocolate in the microwave and pour the cake on top.
Everything and everything, you can serve our crazy pie to the table (the recipe with the photo will help you make the dessert correctly). Enjoy the extraordinary taste!
Crazy cake. Pumpkin Recipe
This simple recipe suits true connoisseurs of pumpkin pastries. So, for the preparation of the pie we need:
- 300 g sifted flour of the highest grade;
- 2 tsp confectionery powder (baking powder for dough);
- a pound of pumpkin;
- 1 cup raisins or other dried fruits;
- 1 tbsp. l cognac;
- ground cinnamon on the tip of the spoon;
- ¼ tsp vanillin;
- 1 orange
- 10 ml of honey.
How to cook? Step-by-step instruction
First, clean the pumpkin. Free her from the seeds and peel. Vegetable cut into small cubes. Sprinkle sugar on top and pour cognac. In the meantime, extract zest from an orange. To do this, grate the citrus peel on a fine grater and add to the pumpkin. We’ll introduce cloves, honey and cinnamon there. Mix everything thoroughly and put in the microwave for a minute, so that the pumpkin gives juice and the honey dissolves.
Then we take the flour and sift it (so the cakes will turn out tender and airy). Add baking powder to it. Gradually introduce the flour into the pumpkin. Mix until smooth. Add raisins and mix again. Before using dried fruits, they should be placed in boiling water for 15 minutes to soften.
Next, turn on the oven, grease the form with oil, sprinkle with semolina. We pour in the dough and bake for 1 hour at a temperature of 180 degrees. We check readiness with a toothpick.
Crazy pumpkin pie (crazy cake), a recipe with a photo of which you are currently studying, can be prepared in a slow cooker. To do this, prepare the dough, set the baking mode and bake for 50-60 minutes without opening the lid of the appliance. Take out the cake using the container for steam dishes. Allow the cake to cool completely before impregnating. Ready for our American pie. Enjoy your meal!
If your household doesn’t really like pumpkin, don’t worry! Due to orange, honey and cinnamon, the taste of this healthy vegetable will hardly be felt. And one more thing: try to cut the pumpkin as small as possible, then the cake will turn out to be tender and soft.
American milk pie
There is another variation of making crazy cake. For the recipe, we need:
- 1 cup sifted flour of the highest grade;
- 10 mg of baking powder, i.e. a baking powder for dough;
- 150 g of granulated sugar or sugar;
- 3-4 tbsp. l cocoa powder;
- 1 cup of milk.
Step-by-step cooking tips
We take a deep container in which we will knead the dough. Pour flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, sugar. Mix everything thoroughly. In the dry mixture, add milk, which is preheated to room temperature. The dough should turn out like thick sour cream.
Turn on the oven and heat it to 190 degrees. Grease a baking sheet with vegetable oil, sprinkle with semolina, pour the dough and put in the oven for 40 minutes. We check readiness with a toothpick. When the cake is cooked, take it out and let it cool.
If you want the crazy pie (we have already discussed the recipe with milk) to look festive, you can prepare cream and chocolate icing.
A variant of sour cream for American pie
For the cream, take 1 cup of sour cream (fatty), half a glass of sugar, a pinch of cinnamon and vanilla sugar. Into a deep container we introduce the indicated ingredients. Take a mixer and thoroughly beat the mixture until a homogeneous, fluffy consistency is obtained. Add cinnamon and vanillin and continue whisking. Readiness is checked using a spoon. If the mixture does not fall, then the cream is ready.
Learning to cook custard
The next option in order to grease a crazy pie is to make custard. He will need 250 ml of milk, 1 egg, half a glass of sugar, 1.5 tbsp. l sifted flour.
In a deep bowl, mix the flour, milk (125 ml) and the egg to a homogeneous consistency. Pour the rest of the milk into a small saucepan and carefully add sugar. Set the minimum fire. Mix constantly. Bring to a boil and pour the composition from the bowl. Stir a little more and turn off the stove. Continue to mix until the cream thickens. Now done! You can soak our crazy American pie. The recipe, as you can see, is not at all complicated, and even novice hostesses can do it.
What about condensed milk?
Tasty, fatty and very fast cream, which is suitable not only for our option, but also for any other cakes and pies. So, take half a can of condensed milk, a pack of butter and 2 eggs.
We soften the butter, but do not melt, add the condensed milk and yolks. Beat all the ingredients with a mixer or blender until thick sour cream.
Using a cream, you can not only soak cakes, but also decorate any pastries using special pastry syringes.
Glaze
With the help of glaze you can decorate any cake. It is prepared from various ingredients, but chocolate cake made of cocoa powder is suitable for our American pie. To prepare the icing, take 60 g butter, 3 tbsp. l cocoa powder, 4 tbsp. l sugar and 80 ml of milk. We take a small saucepan, put in cocoa, sugar and milk. We put on a slow fire and constantly stir. Keep on the stove until the sugar dissolves. Then we introduce the oil and mix thoroughly again. Hold until the butter has melted. Then, with hot glaze, we spread the crazy pie (the recipe with the photo is just above) on top and on the sides.
After spreading the cake with cream and icing, it is better to place it in the refrigerator, then the cake will be completely saturated and saturated. This is how you can decorate and diversify our crazy cake (recipe reviews are highly recommended). Now you can brew aromatic tea and call everyone to the table!
Good appetite!