Cake "Turtle" - a classic recipe

Probably, there is no person who has never tried this cake. Especially in childhood, when moms or grandmothers wanted to please - baked this delicacy. Now of course there are many opportunities to order a cake in the form of a typewriter or any cartoon hero, or you can prepare an interesting and delicious dessert at home, now we will teach how.

The classic recipe for the tortoise cake with sour cream

In this recipe, all the subtleties of how to properly prepare a tortoise cake at home. It is very important to choose fresh eggs, tk. they are the basis of sponge cakes. And the fresher the eggs, the more splendid cakes will turn out, and accordingly the cake will be voluminous and beautiful.

Ingredients:

Dough:

Cream:

Glaze:

Preparation

We separate the eggs, we need all the proteins and 5 yolks. In the proteins of sugar will go 130 grams, in yolks - the rest. First beat the yolks, then the proteins, tk. they settle the fastest. Then connect them and add flour, pre-mix it with a baking powder. Very carefully mix the air dough movements from the bottom up, so that the squirrels do not have time to settle. We cover the baking tray with parchment and sprinkle it abundantly with flour so that the biscuits do not spread out during baking. Spread out a spoon, leaving a distance of 2 cm. Fasting quickly, ten minutes is enough. It is important to bake, but leave the tops light. To do this, enough 180 degrees.

In soft butter add half of sugar, and sour cream remaining sugar and lemon juice. We beat them separately, and then sour cream into the oil and mix it.

For the glaze we mix sugar with cocoa, add cold milk and cook it at a low temperature, until the sugar completely dissolves. Then add the oil and leave to cool.

Cooled biscuits dip one by one into the cream so that it completely covers them. The first put in the center of the dish, and the rest lay around, forming a dome. Leave 4 flat cakes for the decoration of the tortoise cake. We put in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, so that the cream grasps and stiffens. Then we pour frosted glaze on top.

Two cookies cut in half, it will be legs, two more we will fasten the cream - this is the head, from the last we'll make the tail triangle. Of course, the cake should stand and soak through the night, but if you really want, then you can start trying in an hour.

The classic recipe for the tortoise cake with condensed milk

A simple recipe, but an amazing result, which will appeal to both children and adults. By the way, if the dessert is intended only for adults, you can make impregnation with cognac and give an unusual taste.

Ingredients:

Cream:

Preparation

For greater splendor, the eggs are separated and whipped with sugar separately. Sugar is halved into yolks and whites. The flour is mixed with a baking powder and thoroughly sifted, gradually we interpose into the yolks, and then the same proteins. Carefully a tablespoon spread in equal portions on a sheet covered with parchment to make round cookies. The paws and tail can be made oval. Bake very quickly 6-7 minutes, in the oven at 190 degrees. It is important not to bake, so that the biscuits are soft.

For cream, sour cream is beaten with sugar, it will first become liquid when the sugar dissolves, and then thickens again. Dip each gingerbread into the cream and spread it on a dish in the form of a turtle, do not forget about the paws, head and tail. We cover the glaze with a shell, and also you can draw eyes and a spout. Top with sprinkled nuts and leave to soak at least an hour or three.