What hostess doesn’t want to boast of her culinary masterpieces? Especially when it comes to desserts, because preparing them is the most difficult. However, any housewife seeks to get in her arsenal an easy and simple recipe that does not require a lot of time and products for cooking, and the result must certainly exceed all the guests' expectations. These recipes include Tatyana cake. It is incredibly tasty, and even a novice will cope with its cooking.
Features
Like any other recipe, it has its own characteristics. For example, it is assumed that the cakes should be different from each other by filling, that is, the dough is initially divided into three parts, and one is added to each. Various dried fruits, nuts, and even poppy seeds can be used as fillings. Another feature that the Tatyana cake has is its cream. It must certainly be made of sour cream, as this guarantees the harmony of taste: sweet cakes and slightly sour cream. There are two main recipes for this cake, they differ in the set of ingredients, but in general, they are similar. It is worth considering both and choosing the one that is more to your taste.
First option
For this option, you will need medium eggs (five pieces), a glass of sugar, raisins (or other your favorite dried fruits), walnuts, poppy seeds, flour, half a glass of honey and a teaspoon of soda. First, grate the eggs with sugar slightly, do not beat, this is not necessary. Then add all other ingredients and mix well. Cover with foil and put the mass "rest" in the refrigerator for 4 hours. This is necessary so that the flour swells, then the cakes will be more magnificent. As we have already said, the most delicious cake "Tatyana" involves different fillings, but you can choose one thing or just not split the dough and add all the fillings at once. It is better, however, to make three different cakes - so the dessert will look more interesting. So, the dough has come - time to bake. But first, chop the nuts and drain the water from the pre-soaked raisins. Divide the dough into three parts and add nuts, dried fruits and poppy seeds to each, respectively. Prepare a baking dish by greasing it with oil. Bake the cakes one at a time (at 200 degrees) until golden brown, and then let them cool completely.
Second option
To make Tatyana cake according to this recipe, you will not need honey. Take for each cake half a glass of sugar, flour, sour cream, as well as an egg and a teaspoon of soda. You will also need starch (1-2 tablespoons), and it does not matter, corn or potato. As fillings, also take dried fruits, nuts and poppy seeds (half a glass each). First, beat the sour cream with sugar, beat well to make the mass dense. Beat the egg separately and pour it into the sour cream. Then add all the remaining ingredients, including one of the three fillings, mix. For the next two cakes, the dough is kneaded in a similar way. In this case, you do not need to insist on the dough, so immediately prepare the forms, oiled, and preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Bake each serving for at least 20 minutes until golden brown. If the cakes rise a lot, then just cut each in half, then you will get not three, but six cakes. In this case, the layers are even more saturated with cream and will become even softer and tastier. After baking, let them cool completely.
Cream with sourness
Whatever recipe you use, Tatyana cake is always prepared with sour cream. To prepare it, you will need sour cream, and two types - home and store (in the ratio of one to one). The whole cake will take about half a liter. Homemade, fatter, will not let the cream fall, and the store will create that unique sour taste. Still need sugar - one glass. To better dissolve it, you will have to grind it in a coffee grinder to a powder state. Mix everything in a bowl, the latter can be slightly cooled in the refrigerator, and beat until the mass is compacted. When the cream is ready, you can proceed to the assembly of the cake. It is better to do this in a pan, then the cream will not leak out, but will completely saturate the cakes. Then just turn it over and decorate it from above. Grease the cakes in such a way that you also have enough to coat on the sides and top. Leave the future Tatyana cake in the fridge for three hours, and ideally for the night. Decorate as you like, fantasize.
Tips
To facilitate the cooking process and eliminate all kinds of errors, follow these tips. After soaking, raisins and any other dried fruits must be rolled in flour, then they will not sink to the bottom, but will be evenly distributed over the volume of the cake. Nuts should not be crushed in a coffee grinder or passed through a meat grinder, it is better if you chop them, then they will be felt and create a pleasant texture. Please note that our cream is cold, so completely cool the cakes, otherwise the cream simply melts and spreads. Now you know how to make Tatyana cake, so you can invite guests to a tea party.