Holiday Cake "Turtle"

It is a pity that the birthday is once a year. Especially if the mother in honor of this holiday gets a recipe for the tortoise "Turtle" from the notebook and starts preparing the confectionery product that has not been boring for several years already. The dish can not leave indifferent any crumbs. After all, the "Turtle" gives children a little magic and fairy tales, it makes it possible to fantasize. And the taste will not leave indifferent any sweet tooth. We suggest that you become a fairy fairy and use our step-by-step recipe for the Turtle Cake. Instead of a magic wand you should arm yourself with a spoon, and flour, eggs and butter will help to prepare a miracle nectar.

We prepare a miracle cake "Turtle" with sour cream

The classic recipe for the tortoise cake combines several advantages at once. First, it is very light. Even a beginner mistress will be able to bake this homemade confectionery product and surprise her guests. Secondly, the cake can be cooked with the children. They will be delighted with the opportunity to create an animal with their own hands, draw eyes and mouth to him, pinch their paws and tail.

Necessary ingredients:

• eggs - 6 pcs.
• flour - 2.5 cups
• sugar - 2.5 cups
• Butter - 50 g
• sour cream 250 g
• milk - 2 tbsp. l.
• cocoa - 2 tbsp. l.
• soda vodka vinegar - 1 tsp. for soda and 1 tbsp. l.

Cooking method

Like most cream cakes, "Turtle" is better to cook in the evening. Then the layers will be well saturated and will be succulent.

1. To start with a mixer, beat well the eggs with 1.5 glasses of sugar.


2. One teaspoon of soda should be extinguished with vinegar (in the amount of 1 tablespoon). Add to the eggs.


3. Start gently adding flour to the dough. It may need 2-2.5 glasses. Add the flour gradually and carefully mix it. The dough should have the same consistency as sour cream. Turn on the oven to warm up well.
4. Put a parchment leaf on a baking sheet or grease it well with margarine. Start making small cakes with a tablespoon. Pour the dough at a good distance from each other. During the baking process cakes will increase.


5. Since the dough is airy and thin, cakes will be ready in 7-10 minutes. Do not stay out of the kitchen for a long time. At this time you can make a cream. Mix the mixer with sour cream and half a glass of sugar. Sugar should completely dissolve.
6. Start spreading cakes on a beautiful dish. Do not forget about the four legs, the head, which should differ in size and small tail. Each layer is well lubricated with cream.


7. The last step in the recipe for the "Turtle" cake is the preparation of the glaze. Before this step, the butter should be removed from the refrigerator, it should be of a soft consistency. Mix the butter, sugar, milk and cocoa. Put everything on a slow fire, stirring constantly, bring to a boil. You can turn off the glaze from the fire when the sugar completely melts.


8. Start lubricating the top layer with glaze. The head and paws should be smeared with sour cream so that you can then glaze on it to paint eyes on your head and webbed on your paws.

The confectionery masterpiece is ready! The main thing is to try to resist and not eat it until the guests arrive. Send your creation to the refrigerator and let it soak in the cream well.