Tsarsky Kulich with nutmeg and cardamom

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 4 hr 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   Necessary ingredients: For Easter cake - flour, cream, yolks, yeast, sugar, vanilla sugar, butter, spices, zest of 1 lemon, raisins, salt. For glaze - powdered sugar, egg (white), lemon (juice), gelatin. I took exactly half the ingredients indicated in this recipe.

2. STEP 2

   

   Sift the flour. Pre-soak the raisins. Dry on a towel. Mix with flour and shake off the excess through a sieve. Dough: dilute the yeast in 1 cup of warm cream. Add some of the sugar and flour, stir well, cover with film and place in a warm place for 40 minutes.

3. STEP 3

   

   When the dough is ready, add softened butter, ground with yolks, the remaining sugar, vanilla sugar, spices, zest, salt, cream. Then raisins and flour. Now the dough needs to be kneaded very well and kneaded. Knead for about 10-15 minutes. You need to beat the dough to remove excess carbon dioxide. To do this, lift it several times and throw it onto a clean cutting board.

4. STEP 4

   

   After this, cover the dough with film and place in a warm place to rise for 1.5-2 hours.

5. STEP 5

   

   It should double in volume. When the dough has risen, before putting it into the molds, it must be kneaded thoroughly again.

6. STEP 6

   

   Grease the molds with butter and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Shake off the remains.

7. STEP 7

   

   Fill the prepared molds one-third full with dough, cover with film and place in a warm place again for about 1 hour. Bake at 160 degrees. After 40 minutes, increase by 180 degrees and bake for another 10-15 minutes. Since I have a reduced dosage, I baked for a total of 30 minutes. Explanations for baking are in the Note.

8. STEP 8

   

   Remove the finished cakes from the mold. Cool on a wire rack.

9. STEP 9

   

   Preparing the glaze. To prevent it from crumbling, we use gelatin. Pour 1 teaspoon of gelatin with 2 tablespoons of cold water. Leave to swell for about 1 hour.

10. STEP 10

    

    Squeeze the juice out of the lemon. We need 2 tablespoons.

11. STEP 11

    

    Beat the egg whites. Then add powdered sugar, gelatin and juice. Beat until stable peaks form.

12. STEP 12

    

    After the cakes have cooled, decorate with icing and various sprinkles of sugar. This glaze takes a long time to harden. It will be ready in the morning.

13. STEP 13

    

    This is what the cake looks like in cross section.

14. STEP 14

    

    Bon appetit! Happy Easter to everyone!

Comments on the recipe

Ira

18.09.2023

4.8

hatinna what cute Easter cakes!!! I really liked the idea of ​​adding gelatin to the icing, but does it harden or does it still remain a little soft? So lush, she looks so beautiful. Thanks for the recipe!

Lera

18.09.2023

4.9