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Russian · Baking

Leningrad Cake

A nostalgic Soviet dessert with delicate shortbread layers, rich chocolate buttercream, and glossy icing. Perfect for family celebrations or afternoon tea.

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Method

1

Prepare your dough ingredients: cream together softened butter, sugar, egg, vanilla sugar, baking powder, and salt, then mix in the flour. Knead the dough and bake your sponge layers.

2

Make the buttercream: whip softened butter with egg, sugar, milk, and cocoa powder. Add cognac or brandy if you like.

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Prepare the chocolate glaze: combine powdered sugar, alkalized cocoa, and warm water.

4

Assemble the cake by spreading cream between the layers, coat with the glaze, and decorate as desired.

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