A recipe for a delicate cherry cake with custard

Recipes | 19.02.2023

We present to your attention a dessert recipe that risks to remain one of the most favorite in your family for a long time. Cherry cake with custard cream is very  vaguely reminiscent of “Napoleon” , that’s why we call it that for ourselves in the editorial office. If you like puff pastry, then let’s go!

Cherry cake

The ingredients were calculated for a square shape of 24 x 29 cm.

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Ingredients for cakes

  • 300 g of margarine or butter
  • 500 g of flour
  • 125 g of sour cream
  • 4 egg yolks

Ingredients for the filling

  • 500 g of cherries
  • 100 g of starch
  • 200 g of sugar
  • 4 egg whites

Ingredients for the cream

  • 500 ml milk
  • 200 g of sugar
  • 1.5 tbsp. l. flour
  • 1.5 tbsp. l. starch
  • 300 g of butter

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Preparation

Cut the margarine from the refrigerator into cubes in the sifted flour. Chop it into small crumbs together with flour.

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Mix sour cream with yolks and add to flour with margarine. Knead the dough with your hands, put it in a plastic bag and put it in the refrigerator overnight.

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In the morning, beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt to stiff peaks, then add all the sugar a little at a time. After that, add starch and carefully mix it with a spatula.

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Take the dough out of the refrigerator, roll it into a thick sausage and divide it into 6 equal parts with a knife.

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Roll out each part with a rolling pin in flour to the size of the baking dish.

Put a layer of dough on a dry sheet, then evenly distribute a small part of the cream. And add cherries on top.

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Roll out the second piece of dough and cover the baking sheet with the first layer of dough and cherries with it. Prick it on top with a fork and bake for about 15-20 minutes at a temperature of 200 degrees.

Repeat these manipulations 3 times to get 3 voluminous cherry cakes.

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Prepare the cream and assemble the cake

Mix sugar, flour and starch. Then boil the milk and wrap the dry mixture in the boiling milk. Cook until the cream is completely cooked and becomes thick.

Wait a little for the cream to cool down a little. Then beat it with a mixer together with butter cut into small pieces.

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Spread cherry cakes with cream. On top, you can decorate the cake with cherries or leaf crumbs together with powdered sugar.

BON APPETIT!

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