If you carry a piece of childhood with you, you probably remember the wonderful taste of the milk cake that cost only a few pennies. It was perfect with tea or milk. It was such fun to chew at recess and to hide the leftovers in a pocket. If you want to make a milk cake as close as possible to the most authentic one, use a recipe with the word GOST in its name. It implies a set of products that, if not one hundred, then ninety-nine percent close to the standard.
The five most commonly used ingredients in Milk Cake Recipes:
A real milk cake should be neither hard nor too soft — tender, but not so much that it crumbles in your mouth or hands. Its thickness when rolling out the dough is no more than seven millimeters, while in the finished form it can be twice that. The diameter is about 10 centimeters, and the edges are always ribbed. On top it should be a light golden color with a barely noticeable gloss. And it has a characteristic smell you can't confuse with anything.
The set of products is the simplest and available at any time of year: flour, sugar, milk, eggs and butter. Vanillin is used as a flavoring. Instead of butter you can use margarine, but always a fragrant, creamy one. For fluffiness, either baking soda or baking powder is added to the dough.
The five fastest recipes for milk cake:
| Name of the dish | Cooking time | Calories per 100g | User Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk cakes according to GOST | 30 min | 347 | +161 |
| Milk cakes from childhood | 40 min | 340 | +348 |
| Milk shortbread cakes | 45 min | 351 | +66 |
| Cakes on kefir | 1 hour | 273 | +111 |
| Soft milk cakes | 1 hour | 351 | +44 |
To make milk cakes perfectly, especially if it is your first time, it is better to keep an eye on them the whole time. The main thing is not to overbake the dough, otherwise the delicate cake quickly turns into something hard and barely chewable. In some cases the dough can also crack, which does not add to the appeal of the pastry either. Its surface is brushed with beaten yolk for gloss.
Advice : the ribbed edges of the cakes can be shaped using ordinary cupcake molds.