But cooking has secrets enough, familiar to experienced chefs. One is that puff pastry cake recipes aren't limited to variations on the "namesake of the great emperor". There are also puff-pastry logs, almond, sour-cream and honey desserts. Boiled condensed milk, beloved by everyone since childhood, lends a special charm to the flavor. Summer cakes with fresh berries are quite common: raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, cherries. In autumn, apples, pears and plums come into play.
The five most commonly used ingredients in these recipes:
| Product | Calories per 100g | Protein g per 100g | Fats g per 100g | Carbohydrates g per 100g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puff pastry | 400 | 6 | 25.9 | 34.8 |
| Sugar | 398 | 0 | 0 | 99.7 |
| Butter | 734 | 0.5 | 82.5 | 0.8 |
| Milk | 68 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 |
| Vanilla sugar | 379 | 0 | 0 | 99.8 |
Making any of these treats isn't hard, though some can take up to several hours to prepare. But don't be scared. There's a pleasant secret: you don't have to make the dough yourself. For those who aren't on friendly terms with baking there's a great way out: semi-finished products. These days, without much searching, you can buy frozen sheets in the store, and the cake made from them can turn out just as airy and magically delicious. Adopting this method, you can stock up a little treasury of sweets for unplanned tea parties when unexpected guests drop by.