What do you think is the most popular dessert? Of course, Napoleon. Not a single sweet tooth will refuse such a treat. For its preparation, the hostesses use puff cakes and all kinds of cream fillings, which allow each time to get a new taste. In our article we want to talk about which cream for the Napoleon cake from puff pastry can be prepared. Do not be limited to the standard option, if there is a large selection.
Confectioners Secrets
Most often, housewives prepare a classic custard for Napoleon. But this is far from the only option. It's no secret that the taste of the cake is largely dependent on the cream filling. And this means that you can safely experiment in search of something new.
To get a delicious filling, you need to know some secrets. It is very important to mix all the ingredients correctly in order to obtain a uniform consistency and to avoid stratification of the mass. Products such as flour, milk and butter must be introduced gradually, in separate portions.
If you use sour cream for a cream, you must choose a fatty product. It is best to purchase a homemade fermented milk product. Excess liquid from sour cream can be removed with gauze. If this does not help, use a cream thickener.
Experienced chefs recommend using vanilla sugar or vanilla to add a delicious flavor to the dessert.
A very simple cream for Napoleon can be made from sour cream and condensed milk. To get a variety of tastes, the creamy mass can be varied with lemon zest, fruits and nuts.
Sour cream
If you associate dessert with custard cream mass, then we suggest that you expand your horizons. "Napoleon" with sour cream will not disappoint you either. Not always in the house there is condensed milk. Therefore, the cream can be prepared from those products that are in the refrigerator. The advantage of the sour cream filling recipe is that it is incredibly simple. Even a novice can make a cream for Napoleon at home. The main condition for a good result is good fat sour cream. The density of the fermented milk product is very important. It is better to play it safe and hold sour cream in gauze over the pan for several hours. This will help get rid of serum.
Ingredients:
- A liter of sour cream.
- Nuts - 90 g.
- Icing or sugar - 240 g.
Transfer the sour cream into the mixer bowl and add the icing sugar, then beat the mass until a homogeneous consistency is obtained. If you use a high-fat home-made fermented milk product, do not overdo it. Otherwise, the cream can turn into oil. Beat can be stopped after the mass has become thick and uniform. If you are unable to achieve the desired consistency, you can use a thickener for sour cream.
This cream is tasty in itself. But to get a new taste you can use nuts. Before cooking, they must be baked in the oven or fried in a pan. And then grind with a knife or rolling pin. Pour the nut crumbs into the cream and mix it. The mass is ready for use. For cooking, you can take any nuts, including walnuts. If you have almonds, hazelnuts or peanuts on hand, the cake will be even tastier. Sour cream in combination with almonds is especially good.
Fruit flavored filling
How to make cream for Napoleon cake from puff pastry? If you want to get something new and unusual, we offer you one more recipe. With it, you can prepare a delicious cream with a fruity taste.
Ingredients:
- A few bananas.
- Jar of condensed milk.
- Sour cream - 0.5 l.
For cooking, peel the bananas, cut into slices and chop them with a blender. As a result, we should get banana puree. If there is no kitchen assistant, you can stretch the pulp with a fork. But it will not work to make the mass homogeneous. We transfer the sour cream to the mixer bowl and add the condensed milk, after which we beat the mass until it becomes lush. At the end of cooking, add banana puree to the cream. The cream mass should be gentle and uniform. If it comes out too fluid, use a thickener. As you can see, the banana cream for the Napoleon cake from puff pastry is very simple to prepare. Moreover, it has a delicate taste and delicate aroma. In combination with cakes, it is unique.
Butter cream
To make a cake, you can use butter cream. It goes well with puff pastry. Some housewives believe that only the classic custard for "Napoleon" is able to soak cakes well. This is actually not the case. The oily mass is no less tasty.
To prepare it you will need:
- Butter (not less than 85.2% fat content) - 280 g.
- Vanilla.
- Condensed milk - a can.
We bring to your attention a step-by-step cream recipe for Napoleon:
- We take out the oil from the refrigerator and allow it to warm to room temperature.
- Take a stewpan with a thick bottom and pour condensed milk into it. Bring it to a boil, then add vanilla or vanilla sugar.
- Remove the condensed milk from the heat, filter it with a strainer and cool.
- Beat butter until lush, and then slowly pour condensed milk into it (it should be cooled).
Apply the finished cream to puff cakes. The finished cake must be pressed on top with something heavy, such as a board. Dessert sent to the refrigerator for 8-10 hours.
If you are looking for a delicious cream for puff pastry Napoleon cake, you can find cream recipes on websites or in cookbooks. It is prepared not from cream, but from butter, which is a cheaper, but natural product. You can also use cream. But you need to understand that under cream understand oil cream. You can add a spoonful of liquor or brandy, chopped nuts, jam, jam, lemon juice to it.
Cream Sour Cream
Experienced chefs believe that you can safely experiment with the preparation of cream for the cake "Napoleon" from puff pastry. Do not be limited to the standard option. By the way, not all housewives love custard cream mass, believing that it is too simple for a festive dessert. We offer to prepare a cream of sour cream, cream and condensed milk. If you like cakes, a new recipe will not hurt you. This cream gives any dessert a refined and refined taste.
Ingredients:
- Cream (not less than 35% fat content) - 210 ml.
- Sour cream - 430 ml.
- Powdered sugar - 2 tbsp. l
- Vanilla.
- Condensed milk - 130 ml.
In the preparation of any dish has its own little tricks. And, of course, they are in the creation of desserts. Experienced housewives recommend strongly cooling the cream before whipping. Only in this case they will beat well. Pour the cooled cream into the mixer bowl and beat until peaks are obtained. Remember that you need to beat the product carefully so that it does not exfoliate.

Pour sour cream into a separate clean container and begin to whip it. Without stopping the process, we gradually add powdered sugar. If you like a fragrant cream, you can add a little vanilla. Please note that the sour cream should be whipped until the sugar is completely dissolved. For this reason, it is preferable to use powder rather than sand. The latter dissolves much more difficult. As a result, we should get a thick mass. If something doesnβt work, do not be discouraged. Thickener is able to solve the problem. At the end of whipping, add condensed milk to sour cream, after which all the ingredients are carefully mixed with a spatula.
And only at the final stage we mix the sour cream with cream. Culinary experts recommend working with a silicone spatula. After the cream, apply to the prepared cakes.
Sour cream, condensed milk and nuts
Using the tips for preparing cream for the Napoleon cake from puff pastry, you can make a delicious dessert. Knowledgeable chefs recommend using all kinds of additives, including nuts. They are able to transform the taste of any dish. In addition, the taste of the dessert largely depends on the nuts used. In our area, walnuts are most often used, since we have a lot of them, and they are inexpensive. If you wish, you can pay attention to peanuts. But a much more interesting taste is obtained with hazelnuts or almonds. Such a cake can be a real highlight of the holiday.
Ingredients:
- Condensed milk - half a can.
- Sour cream - 230 g.
- Oil packaging.
- Nuts - 280 g.
Condensed milk is a treat for many of us. All the sweet tooth love her. If you want to prepare a sweet cream, then you can not do without condensed milk.
Cool homemade sour cream, then beat until splendid. The oil, heated to room temperature, is mixed in a separate container with condensed milk, and then beat until the texture becomes homogeneous. After, without stopping the process, add sour cream.
Pre-calcine the nuts in a frying pan or in the oven, and then add them to the cream mass. All ingredients are gently mixed with a silicone spatula. Please note that nuts must be introduced at the very end of cooking, otherwise the cream will not beat.
Classic custard
There are many options for preparing a delicious custard for Napoleon. Each of them has its own advantages. But among such a variety, you can choose the best recipe. Puff "Napoleon" with custard is a classic.
Ingredients:
- Milk - 230 g.
- Flour - 1 tbsp. l
- One egg.
- Sugar - 5 tbsp. l
- Vanilla.
Pour milk into the pan, add sugar, vanilla and bring the mixture to a boil. Stir the egg with flour until the lumps disappear. Pour the hot milk mixture in a thin stream into the egg-flour mass, while stirring with a spatula. Put the cream on the stove and stirring constantly, thicken, but do not boil.
Custard Cream
No less tasty custard for "Napoleon" can be prepared with the addition of butter. Its delicate texture is perfect for flaky cakes.
Ingredients:
- Three yolks.
- Packing oil (250 g).
- Flour - 2 tbsp. l
- Sugar - Β½ cup.
- Milk - 290 g.
To prepare the cream, we need only egg yolks. It is necessary to grind them with sugar, and then introduce the sifted flour. Mix well again. Then we introduce part of the cold milk into the egg mass, mix everything thoroughly until smooth. We put the remaining milk on the fire and begin to heat it. Then pour the egg-milk solution into the boiling mass. We bring the cream to a boil and do not stop stirring it so that it does not burn. After we turn off the stove. After cooling the cream, we introduce softened butter into it. Beat the mass with a mixer.
Custard Vanilla Cream
We bring to your attention another recipe for cream for the cake "Napoleon" from puff pastry.
Ingredients:
- About a glass of sugar.
- Two eggs and three yolks.
- Β½ liter of milk.
- ΒΌ packs of oil.
- Flour (starch can also be used) - 3 tbsp. l
- Cream (not less than 35% fat content) - 140 ml.
- Vanilla.
Pour milk into a clean pan and add half the sugar, as well as vanilla. On medium heat, bring the mass to a boil.
Sift the flour into a separate bowl, add the second part of sugar. All components are mixed. The dry mass is poured into the cooled milk. We put the pan on the fire and start heating. The cream must be stirred until it thickens. For its preparation, corn or potato starch is sometimes used. The first option is more preferable.
It is necessary to introduce oil into the cream mass and beat the ingredients with a mixer. After the cream should cool. It should not be used immediately. It is better to put the mass in the refrigerator. Five hours later, in a separate bowl, whip the cream and add them to the chilled cream.
Creamy mass with nuts
Custard can be varied with nuts. The taste of dessert will benefit from this.
Ingredients:
- Egg.
- A glass of milk and sugar.
- Flour - 1-2 tbsp. l
- Vanilla.
- Nuts - 2 tbsp. l
- 1.5 packs of oil.
Beat the egg with sugar, after which we introduce milk and vanilla. We mix the mass and put on fire. During heating, the milk mixture is constantly stirred, otherwise it may burn. Bring it to a boil and remove from heat. The mass should cool.
Before use, the nuts should be slightly fried, after which they can be crushed with a blender. Into the cooled cream we introduce oil and crushed nuts. Whip all the ingredients again. After that, nut cream can be applied to cakes.
Custard with condensed milk
To prepare a delicious custard, you can use condensed milk. Such a layer for the cake will appeal to all the sweet tooth.
Ingredients:
- A glass of milk.
- 2 tsp each sugar and flour.
- Vanilla.
- Β½ pack of oil.
- Bank of condensed milk.
Such a cream is incredibly simple to prepare. In a clean saucepan, mix milk and flour, adding sugar. After we send the container to the fire. Without stopping stirring, bring the mass to a boil, turn off the heat and leave it to cool. After cooling the cream, we introduce soft oil and condensed milk into it. Mix the ingredients, and then thoroughly beat at high speed. If you like vanilla flavor, you can add a drop of extract.
Instead of an afterword
As you can see, modern culinary specialists have a huge number of recipes for the preparation of delicious Napoleon. Using each time a new cream, you can give the cake a completely new sound. The layer is a very important part of the dessert. The taste of the finished cake largely depends on it. It is difficult to say which of the proposed options is tastier. After all, it all depends on your taste and preferences. In any case, for ordinary tea drinking, you can prepare a simpler cream, and for the celebration it is worth trying.