Spartak chocolate cake

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 12 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make Spartak chocolate cake? To prepare the cakes we will need: flour, cocoa powder, sugar, softened butter, eggs, soda, baking powder and honey.

2. STEP 2

   

   Sift 400 g of flour into a large bowl, add 4 tablespoons of cocoa powder and one teaspoon of baking powder. Stir. Be prepared that you may need more or less flour than indicated in the recipe. Focus not on the amount of flour, but on the desired consistency of the dough. Read about the properties of flour in the article at the end of this recipe.

3. STEP 3

   

   In a small saucepan, mix 4 tablespoons of honey (this is about 100 grams), 150 g of sugar and 100 g of butter.

4. STEP 4

   

   Heat a larger saucepan with water for a steam bath; when the water boils, reduce the heat, the boil should not be strong. Place the pan with the honey mixture in a steam bath and stir until smooth, stirring constantly.

5. STEP 5

   

   Break 2 eggs and beat them a little with a whisk. Pour the eggs into the mixture in a thin stream, stirring constantly. Add baking soda. The mass will immediately increase in size and foam will appear. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring continuously. Remove from heat and let cool slightly, 2-3 minutes is enough. Read the intricacies of using soda in baking in a separate article at the end of this recipe.

6. STEP 6

   

   Add the custard honey mixture to the bowl with flour and cocoa, mix well with a spoon. The dough may seem runny at first, but there is no need to add flour. As it cools, the dough will thicken, become elastic and will not stick to your hands.

7. STEP 7

   

   Roll the sausage and cut it into eight equal pieces.

8. STEP 8

   

   Place them on a plate, cover with cling film or a plastic bag and leave for 15 minutes at room temperature. After this, place in the refrigerator for another 15 minutes.

9. STEP 9

   

   Remove the dough from the refrigerator and roll out the first portion of dough to a thickness of 2 ml immediately on baking paper (parchment) so as not to transfer it later. Do not add flour. Place the dough together with the paper on a baking sheet, prick the surface with a fork in several places and place in the oven. Bake for no longer than 6-8 minutes at 180 C. Your oven may need a little less or more time. While the crust is baking, prepare the next batch.

10. STEP 10

    

    Remove the crust from the oven and immediately cut to shape. To do this, use a lid from a saucepan, a plate, the bottom of a baking dish or a piece of cardboard. Fold the scraps separately - we will use them to make crumbs for decorating the cake. Ready-made cakes cannot be stacked on top of each other so that they do not stick together.

11. STEP 11

    

    Start preparing the cream. For it we need: milk, eggs, sugar, vanilla sugar or vanillin, flour, butter. Butter should be at room temperature.

12. STEP 12

    

    Pour 500 ml of milk into a saucepan, gradually add two slightly beaten eggs, 150 g of sugar, 2 tsp. vanilla sugar and 100 g flour. Stir until smooth. Place in a water bath and cook until thickened. Stir the cream constantly to prevent it from burning.

13. STEP 13

    

    The cream will be ready when a line can be drawn on the surface. Remove from heat and let the mixture cool. Stir occasionally to prevent the surface from becoming covered with a film. In order not to constantly interfere, you can cover the cream with cling film in contact.

14. STEP 14

    

    Using a mixer, beat 200 g of softened butter until fluffy. Continuing to beat, add the cooled cream to the butter, a tablespoon at a time.

15. STEP 15

    

    Gradually stir in the entire custard mixture. The result should be an airy and fairly thick mass.

16. STEP 16

    

    Assemble the cake onto the base.

17. STEP 17

    

    Brush all cooled cake layers and sides of the cake with cold cream. Leave only the last top layer without cream.

18. STEP 18

    

    Grind the cake scraps in a blender or mash them with a rolling pin in a bag.

19. STEP 19

    

    Sprinkle the sides of the cake.

20. STEP 20

    

    You can make chocolate glaze yourself from cocoa powder, or you can use a ready-made chocolate bar to save time. For the glaze, melt one chocolate bar and 50-60 g of butter in the microwave in short bursts for 10-15 seconds, stirring the glaze each time.

21. STEP 21

    

    Carefully pour the glaze over the top of the cake and level it with a silicone spatula or a wide knife. Place the Spartak cake in the refrigerator for 8-10 hours, or preferably overnight, so that the cakes are evenly soaked.

Comments on the recipe

Alya Zhemchuzhinka

15.08.2023

4.8

I wanted to please my family with something delicious, so I decided to bake a cake. It took me a long time to choose the recipe, since I am, one might say, a “newbie” when it comes to cakes. The choice fell on this recipe, all the ingredients were available and were in the refrigerator, the description was detailed and understandable. I'm having trouble with step 7. I know that I always need more flour than stated in any recipe, but here I decided not to retreat and added exactly as much as written. When the dough cooled down, it really thickened, but it didn’t want to roll into a roll, it was spreading ((It was impossible to cut it, so I decided to make portioned pieces with my hands soaked in cold water. I rolled it out with a wet rolling pin, since after refrigeration the dough was still sticky. But these are trifles. I baked the cakes for exactly 6 minutes. The cream turned out to be tender and beautiful. I assembled the cake late in the evening, so I didn’t have the energy to make the glaze. I greased the top cake with cream and sprinkled with crumbs. I got 9 cakes, for each cake I got 2 tablespoons of cream. The mega-bomb cake is delicious!!! Thank you very much for the wonderful recipe! I’m leaving the cake in my piggy bank and will definitely make it in the future!

Katerinas

15.08.2023

5

How lovely is this chocolate cake! And here’s another beauty and deliciousness - pancake chocolate cake!

Katerina

15.08.2023

4.5

No matter how time-consuming the cake may seem to be a little difficult to prepare, it is actually prepared much faster and easier than it seems! Insanely delicious, moderately sweet, with a honey-chocolate taste that just melts in your mouth! I made it for the first time and will continue to cook it! Spartak cake is one of my simple and delicious favorites! Prepare yourself, you won’t regret it!

Rustam Sadykov

15.08.2023

4.8

The cake is simply delicious!!!!! I’m making it for the second time and I’m very pleased! Thanks for the recipe! Everything is very clear

Sima

15.08.2023

4.9

I really liked the recipe for chocolate Spartak cake. The author took care of the smallest nuances, which simplified the work. Thank you. 🤗

ELENA1961

15.08.2023

4.6

The “Spartak” cake was sold back in Soviet times in confectionery stores, but for some reason I couldn’t remember its taste, unlike “Fairy Tale”. I decided to try a homemade version of hallen-buny. Not only me, all the guests were delighted with the cake. It is very delicate both in structure and taste. The entire baking process is described in detail, so there were no difficulties. The only thing is that the first cake was burnt during baking; in my oven, literally 3-4 minutes were enough instead of the stated 6-8. Special thanks to the author for the cream, it turned out just perfect! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the recipe and the joy of its result.

Milena

15.08.2023

4.9

Thanks, all worked well. Bake for 4-5 minutes