Airy Snickers cake made from shortcrust pastry

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   Prepare the ingredients for the dough.

2. STEP 2

   

   Place soft butter, powdered sugar and vanilla sugar in a large bowl. Beat the butter with a mixer for a few minutes until it becomes fluffy.

3. STEP 3

   

   Without stopping whisking, add all the yolks one at a time.

4. STEP 4

   

   Next, add sour cream (you can use mayonnaise) and beat well with a mixer.

5. STEP 5

   

   Add baking powder to flour. Sift the flour directly into the bowl with the butter mixture.

6. STEP 6

   

   Using a mixer fitted with a dough hook or your hands, quickly knead the dough. If you knead with a mixer, then as soon as the dough turns into crumbs, stop beating.

7. STEP 7

   

   Gather the crumbs into a ball, trying to knead the dough as little as possible.

8. STEP 8

   

   Place the resulting ball of dough into a bag or wrap it in film. Place it in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, preferably 1 hour.

9. STEP 9

   

   Remove the chilled dough from the refrigerator and place it on a sheet of parchment.

10. STEP 10

    

    Cover the top of the dough with another sheet of paper and roll it into a layer measuring 26x35 cm and about 4 mm thick. If you wish, if you want to make a round cake, you can roll out several cake layers of the diameter you need (this dough should be enough for 3 round cakes with a diameter of 20-22 cm, if you need a larger cake, then increase the number of ingredients). Trim the edges of the layer (you can bake the scraps separately and make crumbs out of them).

11. STEP 11

    

    Place the rolled out dough in the refrigerator, and in the meantime prepare the meringue.

12. STEP 12

    

    Pour the whites into a dry container and beat until light foam.

13. STEP 13

    

    Without ceasing to beat, add all the sugar in small portions and continue whisking until the sugar is completely dissolved and the whites themselves turn into a fluffy and dense foam. By the way, to prepare meringue, try to use fine sugar or use powdered sugar.

14. STEP 14

    

    Remove the dough from the refrigerator and place it on a baking sheet. Spread the meringue on top in an even layer.

15. STEP 15

    

    Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake the cake at a temperature of 170 C for 10 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 100-110 C and bake for another 25-30 minutes or until the meringue is completely dry (time and temperature are approximate, be guided by the readiness of the meringue and features of its technology). Remove the finished cake from the oven, transfer to a board and leave to cool completely.

16. STEP 16

    

    Prepare the cream.

17. STEP 17

    

    Beat soft butter until fluffy.

18. STEP 18

    

    Add boiled condensed milk and beat again, the cream is ready.

19. STEP 19

    

    Also prepare roasted peanuts, they need to be crushed. To do this, pour it into a tight bag.

20. STEP 20

    

    And go over them with a rolling pin.

21. STEP 21

    

    Assemble the cake. Trim the cooled large cake along the edges and divide into three equal parts. Chop the scraps so you can sprinkle them on the sides of the cake.

22. STEP 22

    

    Place one cake layer on a plate and cover it with a layer of cream.

23. STEP 23

    

    Sprinkle the cream with a layer of chopped nuts.

24. STEP 24

    

    Place the second cake layer and also grease it with cream and sprinkle with nuts.

25. STEP 25

    

    Cover the cream with the third cake layer.

26. STEP 26

    

    Grease the sides of the cake with a thin layer of cream.

27. STEP 27

    

    And sprinkle with chopped scraps or chopped peanuts.

28. STEP 28

    

    Prepare the glaze.

29. STEP 29

    

    Finely break the dark chocolate and add powdered sugar.

30. STEP 30

    

    Heat the heavy cream in the microwave until almost boiling and pour it over the chocolate. Stir until the mixture is smooth. If the chocolate mass has already cooled, but all the chocolate has not yet melted, heat the glaze in the microwave for 5-10 seconds and mix thoroughly again.

31. STEP 31

    

    Add pieces of soft butter and mix again until completely smooth.

32. STEP 32

    

    The glaze is ready.

33. STEP 33

    

    Cover the top of the cake with the prepared glaze (you can put 1 tbsp of glaze in a pastry bag with a round nozzle with a diameter of 2-3 mm).

34. STEP 34

    

    Top the cake with whole peanuts and a handful of marshmallows (optional).

35. STEP 35

    

    Pipe the reserved frosting in a lattice pattern over the nuts and marshmallows.

36. STEP 36

    

    The Airy Snickers cake is ready; before serving, let it sit in the refrigerator for at least 3-4 hours, or better yet, leave it overnight.

37. STEP 37

    

    Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

olgay198108

27.12.2023

4.6

Super!!! How wonderful the cake looks!!! The decoration is just super, I’ll take note) My friend made this one, it’s very tasty) But I was still afraid to take it on) But you have such cool photos that I’ll definitely make it) Thank you very much)))

MariSha

27.12.2023

4.8

My family loves this cake! I’m already tired of biscuits and honey cakes (always something baked with coffee and tea). For a long time I didn’t dare to make this cake, but yesterday I dared. Indeed, everything is not as scary as it seems. It turned out quickly and not at all difficult. I made the cakes round, d20cm. I baked all 3 at the same time on 2 baking sheets, changing their position in the oven (top-bottom). Baked in 30 minutes. In 10 minutes. baking at 170 degrees, reduced the heat to 100 degrees, as the author advises, and after 10 minutes. I started baking in the slightly open oven until the bizet was dry. It turned out perfect. I put mayonnaise in the dough. I used 20% cream for the glaze. Due to the fat content of the cream, the glaze did not harden, remained soft, but did not flow from the surface of the cake. The cake is incredibly delicious! Crispy but not dry. Crumbly, tender. I haven't tried anything like this. Indescribable taste. You MUST cook and try!!! A million thanks to the author.

lidok

27.12.2023

4.9

Insanely delicious cake just yum yum. And it's easy to prepare. Thank you so much for the recipe))))) Everyone was delighted

Firefly

27.12.2023

4.5

Thanks for the recipe! A very tasty cake, easy and easy to prepare, it’s amazing, fantastic! Made for 50 servings

Hadi

27.12.2023

4.6

The Airy Snickers cake made from shortcrust pastry tastes great, everything goes well together, the recipe is very clear and accessible to anyone👍I'm happy!