Black Russian Cake I Food

BLACK RUSSIAN CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, white sugar, oil, vodka, 1/4 cup liqueur, and water. Beat for four minutes. Pour batter into prepared Bundt pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool on a rack.
• Make a glaze by combining 1/4 cup coffee liqueur and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar. Turn cake over on a cake plate. Poke cake several times with a fork. Cover with glaze, and dust with remaining 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar.

BLACK RUSSIAN COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Combine vodka and coffee liqueur in an old-fashioned glass. Add ice and stir well.

RUSSIAN NAPOLEON CAKE (NAPOLYEON TORT)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar together until creamy.
• Fold in the sour cream, stiffly beaten egg whites, vodka, and salt.
• Gently fold in the flour, a spoonful at a time, until the dough is soft and pliable. You might not need all of it.
• Wrap in plastic and chill for 1 to 2 hours to make it easier to roll out.
• When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 375 F and butter a baking sheet and dust with flour.
• Divide the pastry dough into 10 pieces. Roll out each portion of dough, one at a time, directly on the prepared baking sheet into a very thin 8-inch circle.
• Bake each circle of pastry until golden brown, about 6 to 10 minutes. If dough bubbles as it cooks, pierce with a fork.
• As each layer is cooked, remove from the sheet pan and set aside to cool on a wire rack. Repeat until all dough pieces have been baked.
• Gather the ingredients.
• Pour the milk into a large saucepan and heat, but do not boil.
• In a large bowl, beat together the egg yolks, egg white, and sugar until creamy.
• Add 6 tablespoons flour and mix well.
• Pour this mixture into the warm (but not scalding hot) saucepan of milk, stirring initially with a whisk until smooth and then with a wooden spoon, constantly over low heat until thick and creamy.
• Add the butter and vanilla and stir until smooth.
• Remove from the heat and set aside to cool. Stir frequently as the mixture cools.
• Place one layer of the cooked dough in the bottom of an 8-inch springform pan and cover evenly with a layer of cooled custard filling.
• Continue to build up the cake in this way, layering the custard on top of the pastry, finishing with the 9th pastry layer.
• Crumble the 10th and final pastry and layer over the top of the torte. Refrigerate for 5 to 6 hours.
• When ready to serve, run a butter knife around the edges of the cake, remove the springform ring, and, using a cake lifter or two spatulas, carefully transfer to a serving platter.
• Use an electric knife to get nice, clean cuts and serve.
• Enjoy!

BLACK RUSSIAN

Steps:

• Place ice in a rocks glass. Pour the vodka and Kahlua into the glass.

BLACK RUSSIAN BROWNIES

Steps:

• 1. Line bottom of 13x9" baking pan with waxed paper.
• 2. Melt chocolate and butter with pepper in small saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat. Combine eggs, sugar and vanilla in large bowl; beat well. Stir in cooled chocolate mixture, Kahlua and vodka.
• 3. Combine flour, salt and baking powder; add to chocolate mixture and stir until blended. Add pecans.
• 4. Spread in prepared pan. Bake in 350 oven just until toothpick inserted in conter comes out clean, about 25 minutes.
• 5. DO NOT OVERBAKE.
• 6. Cool in pan on wire rack.
• 7. Cut into bars.
• 8. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired. Makes about 30 brownies.

BLACK RUSSIAN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat one to 350.
• Spray bundt pan with cooking spray.
• Combine all the cake ingredients and beat 4 minutes.
• Pour into bundt pan.
• Bake 60-70 minutes.
• Cool in pan until cake is just barely warm.
• Invert onto plate.
• Poke hole in warm cake with straw or wooden spoon.
• Mix glaze ingredients; stir to dissolve sugar.
• Pour over cake.
• Sprinkle heavily with powdered sugar before serving.

15 TRADITIONAL RUSSIAN DESSERTS (+GURIYEV PORRIDGE)

Steps:

• Make the milk skins.
• Cook the semolina until thickened.
• Add in the poppy seeds and sugar.
• Serve with desired toppings.

14 TRADITIONAL RUSSIAN DESSERT COLLECTION

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a Russian delicacy in 30 minutes or less!

BLACK CAKE (CARIBBEAN RUM SOAKED FRUIT CAKE)

Steps:

• Wash and dry all fruits. Mix together in a large bowl. Place fruits a little at a time in a food processor, food mill, or ninja blender. Add enough wine to grind fruits to a paste. Repeat process until fruits have been macerated. Fruit mixture should not be too watery. Add 3-4 cups dark rum. Stir and let mixture soak at minimum one week or even one year+. Adding more wine or rum periodically.
• If using store-bought burnt sugar, skip this step. Place sugar in a small saucepan. On low heat turn sugar with a spoon until it begins to caramelize. Once dark brown, add wine and remove from heat. Let cool completely.
• Preheat oven to 275 or 300 degrees F.
• Line 3-8in or 2-9in baking pans with parchment paper. Trim paper and set aside.
• Bring eggs and butter to room temperature.
• Crack eggs into a separate bowl one at a time, Remove little white membrane from each egg (optional). Beat in zests, vanilla, almond, and mixed essence. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, mix all dry ingredients. Set aside.
• In deep mixing bowl or stand mixer, cream butter and sugar until pale. Add eggs a little at a time. Blend well.
• Of the macerated fruit mixture, add 1 1/2 lbs (3 heaping cups) a little at a time, continue blending.
• Add flour mixture a little at a time- fold in with a spatula. Add 1 tbsp burnt sugar at a time until desired color is achieved. If using store bought burnt sugar, 4 tbsp should suffice for a very dark cake. Mix well.
• Pour batter into lined cake pans.
• Bake anywhere from 275-300 degrees F for 80-90 minutes. When cake come out of oven, pour alcohol mixture on top. When cool, cover cake with plastic wrap. Flavor is best after a few days.

BLACK RUSSIAN BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour 12-cup Bundt pan.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In large bowl, combine cake mix, sugar, pudding mix, oil, eggs, vodka, Kahlua and water.
• Mix at low speed for 1 minute.
• Beat 4 minutes more at medium speed.
• Pour into pan.
• Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out dry, 60 to 70 minutes.
• Let cake cool in pan for 10 minutes then take out of pan.
• Meanwhile, prepare glaze by mixing powdered sugar with 1/4 cup Kahlua.
• Put cake on wire rack or cake plate.
• Poke holes in cake with fork and slowly pour glaze over cake.

BLACK RUSSIAN CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Mix all cake ingredients very well with a mixer.
• 2. Pour into a well sprayed bundt pan.
• 3. Bake at 350, 45-60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes.
• 4. Invert onto a serving plate. Using a toothpick, poke holes all over the cake (the holes won't end up showing)
• 5. With a small wire wisk, mix glaze ingredients until smooth. Spoon evenly over cake, and let cool completely.

BLACK RUSSIAN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat one to 350.
• Spray bundt pan with cooking spray.
• Combine all the cake ingredients and beat 4 minutes.
• Pour into bundt pan.
• Bake 60-70 minutes.
• Cool in pan until cake is just barely warm.
• Invert onto plate.
• Poke hole in warm cake with straw or wooden spoon.
• Mix glaze ingredients; stir to dissolve sugar.
• Pour over cake.
• Sprinkle heavily with powdered sugar before serving.

15 BEST RUSSIAN FOODS (+ RECIPE COLLECTION)

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a Russian dish in 30 minutes or less!

BLACK FOREST CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) and line the bottom of an 8-inch springform pan with parchment paper.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat egg whites with 1/2 cup sugar on high speed until stiff peaks form, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and set aside.
• In the bowl of the stand mixer (no need to clean the bowl) fitted with the paddle attachment, combine egg yolks, remaining 1/2 cup sugar, and vanilla extract. Beat at medium speed until thick and creamy. The mixture will change color from yellow to a paler color. Add egg yolk mixture to the egg white mixture and carefully fold it in with a spatula, DON'T stir the mixture.
• Combine all-purpose flour, baking powder, cornstarch, and cocoa powder. Sieve over the egg mixture and fold in carefully until combined.
• Transfer to the springform pan and smooth top with a silicone spatula. Bake for 25 minutes or until a skewer interested in the center comes out clean with only a few crumbs attached.
• Remove the ring of the springform pan and carefully turn cake onto a parchment paper-lined cooling rack, peel of parchment paper from the bottom and let cool completely.
• When the cake is cooled completely use a serrated bread knife to cut the cake into three even layers.
• To make the cherry filling, remove 4 Tbsp of cherry juice from 1 cup of cherry juice and combine it in a small bowl with the cornstarch and sugar. Bring the remaining cherry juice in a small saucepan to a simmer, remove from the heat and whisk in the cornstarch mixture. Bring back to a simmer while whisking constantly until it starts to thicken. Whisk in the cherries and remove from heat. Add about half of the kirsch to the cherries or leave it out. Let cool for 5-10 minutes.
• To make the whipped cream, beat 4 cups of heavy cream (depending on your mixer you might have to whip the cream in two batchein the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment at high speed until soft peaks form. Then add 1/2 cup powdered sugar and beat until stiff peaks form, about 2-3 minutes longer. The whipped cream should be very stiff and spreadable but be careful not to over-whip it. Refrigerate whipped cream until ready to assemble.
• To assemble the cake, put the cake layer that was the top before on a platter. Put the springform ring (or use a cake ring around it to make it easier to assemble the cake. Drizzle some kirsch or cherry juice over the cake, then top with half of the cherry mixture leaving a 1-inch border. Top with about 1/4 of the whipped cream, smoothing it out with a spatula.
• Top with the middle cake layer and repeat drizzling with liquid, topping with cherries and cream. Put third cake layer on top (smooth side up). Set aside about ¾ cup of cream for decoration. Spread 1/3 of the remaining whipped cream on top, then remove springform ring and spread remaining cream with a spatula around the sides of the cake until completely covered in whipped cream.
• Decorate sides of the cake with grated chocolate. Pipe 16 swirls of whipped cream on top and garnish middle of the cake with remaining coarse chocolate. Put a cherry on each cream swirl and refrigerate cake until serving.