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Spartak Cake

In Ukraine, they say you cannot go wrong with Spartak. Disclaimer: Once you have baked it for your family, they will beg you for more on every special occasion.
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Course Dessert
Cuisine Ukrainean

Ingredients
 
 

Dough:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½  tsp  baking powder
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • ¼ cup whole milk
  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter
  • ½  tsp baking soda

Cake Frosting:

  • 12 oz cream cheese softened 
  • 12  tbsp  unsalted butter room temp 
  • 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream

Instructions
 

How to Make Spartak Cake:

  • Preheat oven to 375 °F.
  • Sift the flour, baking powder, and cocoa powder in a bowl. Set aside.
  • Bring water in a pot to a boil.
  • Whisk the sugar, eggs, butter, baking soda, and milk in a bowl.
  • Steam over a medium-high heat until the sugar and butter completely dissolve. Stir as needed (approx. 6-8 minutes).
  • Remove from the heat and quickly stir in the flour mixture while still hot.
  • Set aside for the dough to cool (approx. 15 minutes). 
  • Dust the surface with flour. Put the dough onto the work surface and divide into 8 pieces.
  • Sprinkle flour over the dough. Roll the dough out to about 9". 
  • Place a round dish over the dough and cut out an even circle. Keep the scraps.
  • Place the cake layer onto parchment paper and bake (approx. 6-8 minutes).
  • Repeat with all the 8 layers. Bake the leftover scraps.

How to Make the Frosting:

  • Whip the heavy whipping cream in a bowl until thick.
  • In a separate bowl, mix the cream cheese and butter.
  • Add the condensed milk and powdered sugar.
  • Combine both mixtures.
  • Fold in the heavy whipping cream.

How to Assemble it:

  • Add some cream to the bottom of the cake platter. Add the first cake layer.
  • Cover with cream and top with another cake layer.
  • Repeat with all the cake layers using the nicest layer for the top. 
  • Cover the top and sides of the cake with the rest of the cream.
  • Blend or crush the baked cake scraps.
  • Generously coat the top and sides of cake with the crumbs.
  • Refrigerate overnight or until the cake layers soften
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