Anthill cake is loved by many sweet tooths,firstly, for its excellent taste, and secondly, for its ease of preparation. Speaking of simplicity, we mean not so much that the dessert does not require special culinary skills, but that it is simply impossible to spoil it. In other words, an excellent result is guaranteed in any case. There are many variations of the anthill. It is prepared with nuts, poppy seeds, seeds, raisins, dried apricots and other additives, which allows you to get a kind of new dessert every time. We also offer you several recipes, and which recipe will become your favorite - everyone will decide for themselves.
Cake with walnuts
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of flour
- 100-150 grams of butter
- 10 nuts
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- teaspoon of baking powder
- can of boiled condensed milk
Cooking recipe:Mix soft butter with sugar, add sour cream, sifted flour and baking powder. Knead the dough - its consistency is similar to classic shortbread. Put the dough in the freezer for half an hour, then grate it onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake in the oven at 180 degrees until golden brown. (You can put the dough through a meat grinder, then you do not need to freeze it). Dry the nuts and chop them into small pieces. Pour boiled condensed milk into a bowl, add nuts (leave some for sprinkling) and broken cookies. Mix everything thoroughly. Form small cakes in the shape of an anthill, sprinkle with chopped nuts. Put in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. After this, the anthill cake can be served.
A cake with poppy seeds
Ingredients:
- 3-4 glasses of flour
- 300 grams of butter
- a glass of sour cream
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- can of condensed milk
- 2 tablespoons poppy
Cooking recipe:Grind 200 grams of butter with sugar until white, add sifted flour, sour cream and knead soft dough. Pass through a meat grinder and put the resulting "worms" on a baking sheet. Bake in the oven at 180 degrees until golden brown. Whip condensed milk with soft butter until smooth. Chop the pastry into small pieces and mix with the resulting cream. Form the cakes in the form of an anthill and sprinkle with poppy seeds. Put in the refrigerator for a few hours - the anthill cake should be well soaked.
Cake anthill with honey
Ingredients:
- 4 cups of flour
- 200 grams of butter
- 2 eggs
- a glass of sugar
- half a glass of milk
- a teaspoon of baking powder
- 2 cans of condensed milk
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 15 walnuts
Cooking recipe:Mix softened butter with sugar, add eggs, milk and beat everything in a mixer. Add sifted flour mixed with baking powder to the resulting mass in small portions and knead the dough. Pass the resulting dough through a meat grinder and bake until golden brown in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees. Dry the nuts in a dry frying pan and lightly chop (leave some for decoration). Mix condensed milk with honey and nuts, and then add the chopped pastry to the resulting cream. Mix everything thoroughly. Form small cakes in the shape of an anthill and sprinkle with nuts. Put in the refrigerator for several hours so that each anthill cake is properly soaked.
Cake with raisins
Ingredients:
- 3-4 glasses of flour
- 300 grams of butter
- 2 eggs
- half a cup of sugar
- teaspoon of baking powder
- 2 cans of boiled condensed milk
- 5 tablespoons of raisins
- 3 tablespoons brandy or brandy
- several walnuts for decoration
Cooking recipe:Grind 150 grams of soft butter with sugar, add eggs, sifted flour mixed with baking powder and knead the dough. Put it in the freezer for an hour. Line a baking sheet with baking paper, put the grated dough on it and bake in the oven at 180 degrees until golden brown. The recipe for the cream is extremely simple: beat the boiled condensed milk with the remaining butter, add the raisins, previously washed and soaked in cognac, and mix well. Add the chopped pastry, mix again. Form small ant hills, sprinkle with chopped nuts and leave in the refrigerator for a couple of hours to soak. The anthill cake is ready. Each housewife has her own anthill and her own secrets for making it. One thing is clear: any pie, cake or pastry is good if they were prepared with love. Cook with pleasure, please your loved ones – bon appetit! We recommend reading:
