Soviet Day and Night cake with sour cream

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   To prepare light biscuit cakes, we will need: 140 grams of wheat flour, 200 grams of sugar, 4 eggs, a pinch of salt. The number of ingredients is calculated for the diameter of the mold 20-21 cm .

2. Step 2:

   

   In a deep container, break four eggs and salt. It is desirable that they are at room temperature. Choose a container for making dough, taking into account that the mass will add well in volume, i.e. with a decent margin.

3. Step 3:

   

   The secret to the success of a fluffy sponge cake is well—beaten eggs. Do not spare time for this. We begin to beat the eggs with a mixer. The duration of the process is approximately 5 minutes. After the time has elapsed, without turning off the mixer, pour 1 spoonful of granulated sugar until we introduce all the sugar. In total, the working time of the mixer will be approximately 10 minutes. As a result, you should get a very airy, but at the same time quite dense mass.

4. Step 4:

   

   Add the sifted flour to the dough. It is necessary to sift it, and it is better not once, but several times. It is necessary to mix the dry ingredient very carefully, without hurrying, so that the mass does not lose its airiness. It is enough to bring it to uniformity, and get rid of lumps.

5. Step 5:

   

   Turn on the oven at a temperature of 180 degrees. Prepare the baking dish: put parchment paper on the bottom. There is no need to lubricate the walls with anything, this will help the biscuit to rise better. We move the dough, and put it to bake. The oven cannot be opened during baking. After 40 minutes, we check the biscuit for readiness by piercing it with a toothpick. If it came out dry — ready.

6. Step 6:

   

   After the baking process is over, let the biscuit stand in the form for 10 minutes. Then, we shift it to the grill upside down for complete cooling. It is advisable to let the biscuit infuse for at least 4 hours, then it will become more pliable and will be easily cut.

7. Step 7:

   

   For the preparation of dark cakes "Night" we will need: 110 grams of wheat flour, 30 grams of cocoa, 200 grams of sugar, 4 eggs, a pinch of salt. The cooking method is no different from the previous one. The only difference is the addition of cocoa. The amount of flour is reduced by the amount of cocoa.

9. Step 8:

   

   At the stage of mixing dry ingredients, do not forget that cocoa should also be sifted. Before introducing the bulk ingredients into the dough, mix flour and cocoa. It should be introduced gradually, not all at once.

10. Step 9:

    

    To prepare the cream, take sour cream (25-30%) — 600 gr., sugar — 200 gr. and vanilla. To make the cream thick and not spread, sour cream should be used with a high percentage of fat content. If the sour cream is less fat, then be sure to transfer the sour cream to a sieve covered with gauze for at least 6 hours to get rid of excess liquid and achieve good density.

11. Step 10:

    

    Beat sour cream with a mixer, gradually adding granulated sugar. It should take about 8 minutes for the sugar to completely dissolve. The amount of sugar can be reduced or vice versa increased, if desired. As a result, we get an airy, but strong enough mass. We put the cream in the refrigerator for half an hour, covered with cling film.

12. Step 11:

    

    Assembling the cake. We cut our biscuits into cakes. How many pieces to cut decide for yourself. Here you need to start from the height of the finished product. I decided to make two light cakes and only one dark one, so that the cake would not turn out too high.

13. Step 12:

    

    Each cake is alternately lubricated with a thick layer of cream, forming a cake. Don't forget to also pay attention to the sides and the top.

14. Step 13:

    

    Cut the cakes into crumbs (I used a blender for this purpose), and use the crumbs for decoration. Let the cake brew and soak well. It will take him about 6 hours to do this. And it is better to leave the cake to infuse overnight, and in the morning it will just melt in your mouth.