Cake Penek

Cake Penek

Do you have a reason to make a birthday cake? Then why not create it in an unusual shape! The news portal “Vtemu.by” continues a series of articles dedicated to decorating homemade cakes with your own hands. And now we will learn how to decorate a homemade celebration cake in the shape of a tree stump.

Cake Stump is naturally a very unusual cake, but still it can take up significant space in the center of the table and amuse the birthday boy or girl.

There are a huge number of options for decorating a cake in the shape of a stump, and we will look at several of them.

DIY Stump Cake

DIY Penek cake

The first option for decorating a cake in the form of a stump is to use chocolate.

So, you will need to bake several round cakes and coat them with cream. Then coat the sides and top of the cake well with cream.

Melt a few squares of dark chocolate in a double boiler. Pour melted chocolate onto laid out parchment paper and level with a wide knife. Place in the refrigerator until completely frozen. When the chocolate hardens, you will need to break it into uneven oblong slices.

Now we apply these slices to the sides of the cake, greased with cream, and try to form an outline of the tree bark.

Birch Cake

If you want to create a Birch Stump cake, then for decoration you need to change the dark chocolate to snow-white.

Melt the snow-white chocolate in a water bath, pour it onto parchment paper, and level it. We are waiting for it to harden. Now you can start applying dark stripes using melted dark chocolate.

When the chocolate has hardened, break it into uneven pieces and apply to the sides of the cake.

Cake Stump

Cake Penek

The next option for decorating a cake in the form of a stump is to use multi-colored cream for the cake.

Place the round cakes on top of each other and coat with cream.

To create the texture of the bark, you will need chocolate-colored cake cream. Using a wide spatula, apply strokes to the sides of the cake. The top of the cake should be covered on the opposite side with cake cream of the lightest color, and using an ordinary fork, apply thin stripes in a circle.

Decorate the cake with sweet mastic mushrooms.

To create a birch hemp cake, you will need white cream and a little chocolate glaze to draw dark stripes.

For the top of the cake, use light brown cream, which should be applied in a circle, thereby forming an outline on the stump.

Cake Stump

Cake Penek

And the last option for decorating a cake in the shape of a stump is to use sweet mastic. This magical ingredient allows professional confectioners to create the most indescribable masterpieces. And why are you more terrible?

Give sweet mastic a brown color using food coloring or regular cocoa. Form individual fragments and begin forming the bark (see photo). The task is naturally very painstaking, but the result will certainly amuse you.

Cake “Rotten stump”

A very tasty and affectionate cake from youth - the “Rotten Stump” cake. Tastier than sour cream, and the most important thing is that it is not difficult to prepare.

I will add 100 g of condensed milk and 100 g of jam to the dough, but you can add only 200 g of condensed milk or the same amount of jam.

How to make a “Rotten Stump” cake with sour cream:

Pour boiling water over the dried fruits and leave them there forever while we make the dough.
(I used raisins and dried apricots, but you can also add prunes, nuts, or just fine-tune the chocolate. If you don’t have anything like that at home, just skip this step.)

Break eggs at room temperature into a bowl in which we will combine everything. Beat at medium speed until stable foam. We send sugar there.

Beat for 3-4 minutes until the sugar dissolves (speed is above average).

Pour all the watery ingredients into the bowl and mix for 1 minute. (If you take reddish jam, keep in mind that it will give a greenish tint in the dough. If the jam is in pieces, blend it with a blender.)

We extinguish the soda with vinegar (you can replace it with baking powder). Be sure to put out the soda. Despite the fact that there is sour cream in the dough, it will not completely extinguish the soda due to the fact that the sour cream is fresh.

Add flour. Leave the dough for 5 minutes.

Cut dried apricots into cubes.

Add all the dried fruits to the dough and mix.

Take the largest rectangular or square baking sheet and cover it with parchment.
We distribute the dough along the entire perimeter. (If you have a small baking sheet, divide the dough in half. In any case, the cakes should be thin.) Place the baking sheet in a preheated oven at 170-180 degrees for 18-20 minutes.

The most delicious cream for this cake is sour cream. Pour the highest fat sour cream into the mixer bowl and beat for 2 minutes (higher than medium speed) until it becomes thinner and has some air. Add sugar and continue beating for another 2-3 minutes.

Add lemon juice and stir.

We take the crust out of the oven and leave it on the table for a couple of minutes so that the baking sheet cools down.

Spread a wet waffle towel and place the shortbread on top.

Wrap the cake into a roll.
Then you can proceed in 2 ways: 1. Leave until the cake has cooled down completely.
2. Let it sit for 10 minutes, so that it is not very hot, but still warm.
I prefer the 2nd method, because the warm cake absorbs more cream and the cake comes out juicier.

Unwind the roll. It is necessary to decide on the height of the “stump”; a ruler will be useful for this. Cut the shortbread into 3 strips 10-15 cm wide.

Soak the biscuit in cream twice.

Crumble the remaining edge of the cake with your hands and mix with the cream. The baby should become very soft.

When the sour cream has been perfectly absorbed, take the first strip and roll it into a roll (if it breaks, it’s okay). Place vertically on a plate and pour cream on all sides.

We wrap the second strip around.

After a few minutes, we do the same with the third stripe. Leave for 5-10 minutes.

Using crumbs, we attach the edges of the third strip to the 2nd. We cover the voids with crumbs, straighten all the bulges and form a root (see video).

Pour the remaining sour cream over the top of the cake. Wipe all edges of the plate.

Combine chocolate with butter.

Melt in the microwave.

Use a silicone brush to coat the sides of the cake.

Use the remaining chocolate to draw “annual rings” on top.

Lightly sprinkle with grated chocolate.

Decorate the bottom of the “Rotten Stump” cake with cookie crumbs.

The “Rotten Stump” cake can be served after 1 hour.

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Very tasty and original. Thanks a lot

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Cake “Rotten Stump”: delicious and special

“The legless stool previously had both a trunk and branches” - the answer to this riddle will help you find what delicacy we want to suggest preparing for dessert for your beloved household members. After a little brainstorming, you will realize that the answer is a stump. And what magic of cooking do we associate with this word? Well, naturally, this is the “Rotten Stump” pie.

Why specifically “Rotten Stump”?

Having examined the photo of this cake on the Internet, you get the feeling that this is not an ordinary cake, but a work of art. I can’t even dare to call it a pie. In fact, this is a version of the most ordinary cake that even a novice pastry chef can prepare. Well, in terms of its own composition it is unpretentious. In the saddest case, everything that is in the refrigerator (within reasonable limits) is used.

The dessert earned its name thanks to the porous structure and dark color of the cake (reminiscent of a rotten stump). But the taste, of course, has nothing in common with dried wood. There are a huge number of recipes for making it. We would like to offer you two options for this dessert. With the first option you will have to tinker a little, but the result will pleasantly surprise you. And the second option is suitable when you don’t have much time to mess around in the kitchen, but you’re very willing to treat yourself and your loved ones with something tasty.

Traditional recipe for “Rotten Stump”

A traditional recipe for making a miracle “stump” at home. The main feature of this recipe is that it contains dried fruits, which, by the way, are very beneficial for our body. So, for your masterpiece you should have:

• 1 cup of fat sour cream;
• 2 chicken yolks;
• 1 full glass of sugar. sand;
• 0.5 teaspoon of soda;
• flour, enough to knead a thick dough, like dumplings;
• You can add a pinch of lemon zest to taste.

• about 300 g dried apricots;
• 300 g (or more) raisins;
• 200 g prunes;
• You can add walnuts. In this way, you can achieve a greater “rotten” effect.

• liter of 20% sour cream;
• 1.5 cups sugar. sand;
• vanilla for scent.

• 100 g confectionery chocolate;
• 2-3 tbsp. spoons of milk;
• 50 g plums. oils

I would like to note that since sour cream is included in the composition, it is not worth extinguishing soda with vinegar.

Cooking a pie at home involves the following steps:

1. Let's start creating a base. We take the yolks, sour cream, sweeten them.
2. To begin, beat one yolk with one spoon of sugar and a spoon of sour cream until smooth. Then add another yolk, a spoonful of sugar. sand and a spoonful of sour cream and beat again until smooth.
3. Separately whisk the remaining sour cream with the remaining sand, adding soda.
4. We combine the two acquired consistencies together. Add sifted flour and knead into a thick dough. The mixture should be elastic, and the workpiece should not stick to your hands and rolling pin, because you will need to roll out several cakes from it.
5. Place the finished mixture in the refrigerator for 45 minutes and let it rest.
6. While she's resting, let's work on the sweet insides for the cakes. Grind any dried fruit separately in a blender or using a meat grinder. We will get 3 types of insides, and if with nuts, then 4. The filling, in my opinion, should not be sweetened, because the baked goods will turn out cloying.
7. Now we take the dough that has been sitting in the refrigerator and cut it into 8-9 similar pieces. We roll out any sector into a flat cake with a width of about 2-3 mm.
8. Place the filling on it and roll it into a roll. We do the same with the rest of the dough and entrails. We will get 8-9 rolls. The “Monastic Izba” delicacy is prepared from rolls of the same shape.
9. Place all the rolls on a baking sheet seasoned with butter and bake in the oven at a temperature of 180-190 degrees for about 30-35 minutes.
10. While the rolls are baking, we can prepare the sour cream filling. To do this, take sour cream and beat it with sugar. sand and a pinch of vanilla until a fluffy mass is obtained.
11. Remove the finished, browned rolls from the oven and cool. Cut any into slices 4 cm wide.
12. And finally, it's time to collect our stump. We will need a springform baking dish. We coat its bottom with sour cream, lay out rolls with one type of inside (for example, dried apricots) in a thick layer, and generously grease them with sour cream consistency. We will literally do the same with the remaining pieces of the roll. Grease the top of the pie with the remaining sour cream mixture. The treat should be placed in the refrigerator for several hours.
13. For beauty, it can be decorated with chocolate glaze. To do this, you need to combine chocolate, milk and butter. Place all ingredients in a steam bath and keep there, stirring occasionally until the mixture becomes homogeneous.

We decorate the surface of the confectionery product with chocolate rings or other decorations of your choice, which can be applied using a pastry bag. Its sides can be sprinkled with chocolate chips or crushed walnuts. If desired, plant sweet animal figures, mushrooms and flowers on the stump.

Recipe for rotten stump cake with kefir jam in a slow cooker

This option for making a dish is suitable for the lucky owners of a miracle machine - a multicooker. A homemade recipe is easy to make and does not require a huge range of products and time costs. A beautiful option for home tea drinking. We offer you a step-by-step recipe for the Rotten Stump cake.

To make a shortbread you need to take:

• 200 g of kefir or sour milk;
• 1 glass of any jam (mostly, seedless);
• 3 medium-sized eggs;
• incomplete glass of sugar. sand;
• a level teaspoon of baking powder;
• wheat flour for kneading soft, plastic dough.

For the filling you will need:

• 300 g of full-fat sour cream (it’s better to take thicker);
• 1 tbsp. sah. sand;
• 1 pack of vanilla.

Follow this recipe when cooking:

1. Take the jam and place it in a deep container and add baking powder into it.
2. While the jam is “furious”, beat the eggs with sugar until it is completely dissolved.
3. Mix the beaten eggs with the calmed jam. Add fermented milk product. Mix.
4. Add flour evenly to the resulting mass and knead. Based on the mixture, the dough should resemble the composition of pancakes.
5. Coat the multicooker bowl with oil and fill it with dough.
6. Place the multicooker in the “baking” position for 50 minutes (baking time depends on the model of your multicooker).
7. For the cream, beat sour cream with sugar and vanilla. In order for the sour cream to become fluffy, you need to sprinkle a few drops of lemon juice while whipping.
8. Take the finished shortcake out of the bowl. Be sure to let the crust cool down. Then cut the shortbread into several pieces. We combine the cakes, generously greasing them with sour cream. Coat the sides and top generously with cream. (If you like, use traditional custard as a spread).
9. Place the finished treat in a cool place for several hours. It needs to brew a little.

That's all. A delicious and completely uncomplicated dessert is ready. Enjoy your tea!

Video: Step-by-step production of “rotten” sweets

“Stump” cake: recipe for making

“Stump” is a cake that almost everyone remembers from their youth. There are a huge number of recipes for this dessert. But not all of them are suitable for home production. The recipe described below is considered the most common. Even a young housewife without cooking experience can master it. The main thing is to follow the manufacturing sequence. The “Stump” cake comes out fragrant, soft, affectionate and unusual.

What is required for production

“Stump” is a cake that is prepared from available goods. To bake it, you will need:

1. Chicken eggs – 3 pcs.
2. Plain white sugar - 1 cup.
3. Baking powder (baking powder) – 1.5 teaspoons.
4. Premium wheat flour – ¾ cup.
5. Potato starch - ¼ cup.
6. Cream 30-35% – up to 250 g.
7. Milk chocolate, nuts allowed – 100 g.
8. Cocoa – 1 tbsp. spoon.
9. Butter based on animal cream - from 200 to 250 g.

What equipment will you need?

What will you need to make the dessert “Penek”? The cake is prepared very quickly. Especially if you have the necessary equipment at hand. In this case it will be useful:

• a brush with which you can coat the baking sheet;
• meat grinder;
• container in which the components will be mixed;
• pots;
• baking dish;
• mixer or blender;
• baking paper.

Dough kneading process

So, how to make a Stump Cake? The recipe for such a dessert is very simple. First you need to knead the dough with a suitable mixture. Drive eggs into a deep container, add starch, flour, baking powder, and also 2/3 cup of regular sugar.

It is recommended to beat the ingredients using a mixer or blender so that the mass becomes homogeneous and without lumps.

Making cakes

When the dough is ready, you can start making the crust. To do this, cover the form in which the workpiece will be baked with parchment paper, and then carefully coat it with oil. You need to pour the dough here and carefully level it out so that a layer of uniform thickness comes out.

The mold should be placed in the oven. However, it is recommended to heat it to a temperature of 180°C to 200°C. The crust must be baked for 7-10 minutes. You can check the readiness of the workpiece using a wood match or a wood stick.

When the cake is ready, you should take it out of the mold along with the paper, and then roll it up. The workpiece must remain in this form until it cools completely.

Making a chocolate base for cream

“Penek” is a cake that is difficult to imagine without a delicious and tender cream. How to cook it? For this you will need a small saucepan. You need to pour the cream into it, heat it up, and then add the chocolate, cocoa, crushed into pieces, and the remaining sugar. After this, the pan should be placed in a water bath or over very low heat. The products must be completely dissolved. The resulting mass should be cooled. To do this, place the saucepan with chocolate in a container filled with cool water.

Finally, you need to beat the base for the cream. For this, it is best to use a mixer or blender. How to combine cream base with oil?

The “Stump” cake, the photo of which is presented above, turns out very tender if you prepare the cream correctly. It is recommended to combine the chocolate mass with butter. With all this, it is worth considering several rules. The butter from the cream should have a temperature slightly below room temperature. Place it in a bowl and then beat it with a blender, adding the chocolate base evenly. It is recommended to place the finished mixture in the cold for about half an hour.

Tips for making cream

It is worth considering that the fat content of the cream affects the speed of cream production. The higher this indicator, the faster the mass thickens.

After mixing the chocolate base and butter, the purchased product should be placed in the refrigerator. If the finished cream does not thicken over a long time, then you will need gelatin. A packet of this component should be filled with ¼ cup of water. At the same time, the liquid must be cool. The saucepan with gelatin should be placed in a container filled with boiling water. It must be stirred until it is completely dissolved. Ready gelatin should be poured into the cream and then mixed. Finally, it is recommended to place the mixture in the cold so that it thickens. The cream will be one hundred percent ready when it does not spill when spread and has not yet hardened one hundred percent.

Cake "Stump": master class

When the pastry and cream are ready, you can start shaping the cake. To begin with, it is recommended to carefully unwind the roll, while doing this, the edges should be trimmed so that a neat rectangle comes out.

The shortbread should be divided into several parts. They should be similar in width. You need to apply cream to such blanks. If desired, the strips can be soaked in syrup. The cream-covered pieces should be carefully rolled up. To do this, one edge of the strip must be attached to the edge of the second. There is no need to squeeze the workpieces too much. Otherwise, all the cream will leak out. When forming, you should make sure that the chocolate mass does not spoil the light end stripes of the cakes.

The roll should be placed vertically and carefully coated with cream. The remaining chocolate mass can be mixed with crumbs and formed into roots. You can create a cake that is closest to reality by preparing another shortcake and grinding it into crumbs. The resulting mass must be mixed with cream and coated all the edges of the cake. On the outside it will resemble bark.

It is recommended to place the cake in the cold for 6 hours so that the layers are thoroughly soaked. If desired, the dessert can be decorated with chocolate or coconut shavings, colorful fondant, whipped cream and nuts.

Tips for making a cake

The pieces that remain after cutting the edges of the shortbread should not be thrown away. They can be used to decorate baked goods. Simply place them in the oven, dry them, and then grind them using a meat grinder.

It is not necessary to add oil to the cream. You can add more cream, sugar and chocolate to it.

If desired, you can make the shortcakes dark and the cream snow-white. In this case, cocoa should be added to the dough. The cream is made from cream or cottage cheese.