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Наполеон (Napoleon Cake)
Flaky puff pastry layers with rich custard cream - Russia's beloved French-inspired cake.
Hard⏱️ 1 hr 45 mins + chilling🍽️ 12
🥄 Ingredients
- For pastry:
- 500g flour
- 400g cold butter
- 200ml cold water
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- Pinch of salt
- For custard:
- 1 liter milk
- 4 egg yolks
- 200g sugar
- 60g flour
- 200g butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
📝 Instructions
- 1
Make pastry: cut butter into flour, add water and vinegar. Form dough, chill 1 hour.
- 2
Divide into 10 portions, roll each very thin.
- 3
Bake at 200°C for 8-10 minutes until golden.
- 4
Make custard: heat milk. Whisk yolks, sugar, flour together.
- 5
Temper egg mixture with hot milk, return to pan, cook until thick.
- 6
Add butter and vanilla. Cool.
- 7
Stack layers with generous cream between each.
- 8
Crumb one layer for topping.
- 9
Frost and cover with crumbs.
- 10
Refrigerate overnight.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Cold butter and quick handling is key for flaky layers
- ✓Must rest overnight for layers to become soft and creamy
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Prep Time
1 hr
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Cook Time
45 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 45 mins + chilling
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