Kiev cake with chocolate and nut filling

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   Grind the walnuts in a blender and add 200 g to them. mix sugar well.

2. STEP 2

   

   Add 50 gr. flour and 1 tsp. l. vanilla sugar.

3. STEP 3

   

   Mix well.

4. STEP 4

   

   Pour the prepared chicken egg whites into a bowl and beat thoroughly until fluffy. Add 50 grams in parts. sugar and beat until peaks form - a fluffy and stable protein mass.

5. STEP 5

   

   Add 1 tbsp of our nut mixture to the resulting meringue. and slowly mix with a spatula.

6. STEP 6

   

   Turn on and heat the oven to 140-150 degrees. Divide the dough into two parts, carefully place in molds with parchment greased with butter and put in the oven for an hour and a half.

7. STEP 7

   

   We begin to prepare the cream and break a chicken egg into a cup.

8. STEP 8

   

   Add 1 teaspoon to the cup. vanilla sugar, 150 ml. milk, 180 gr. sugar and beat well.

9. STEP 9

   

   We put the prepared cream base on the lowest heat, constantly stirring until it comes to a boil, boil for another 2-3 minutes and set to cool to room temperature. We take the cakes out of the oven, remove them from the parchment and trim them to the same shape. Leave the crumbs for decorating the cake.

10. STEP 10

    

    Place the butter in a bowl and beat until white. Add the cooled cream base to the butter in parts, 1 tablespoon. cognac and continue to beat. Divide the cream into parts for layering and decorating the cakes. Place one third of the mixture in a cooking bag, sift cocoa powder into the rest of the cream and mix to make chocolate cream.

11. STEP 11

    

    Place the cake on a plate greased with a small amount of cream and apply a good layer of white cream from the bag.

12. STEP 12

    

    Coat well and smooth the cream over the cake with a spatula.

13. STEP 13

    

    Place the second cake layer on top and spread a layer of chocolate cream onto it with a spatula.

14. STEP 14

    

    Spread the cream evenly over the top and sides of the cake with a spatula.

15. STEP 15

    

    Decorate the sides of the cake with crumbs and make an even mesh of white cream on top.

16. STEP 16

    

    We decorate the edges of the cake with chocolate cream, make some kind of flowers and sprinkle walnuts on top. Place the finished cake in the refrigerator for several hours.