You can make a sour cream cake at home without any fuss. It's enough to know the sour cream cake recipes our grandmothers used and not be afraid to experiment with creams and fillings. The main rule for excellent baking with a cultured-dairy product is choosing the right ingredients. For the dough, sour cream that has sat for a while works well, while for the cream layer you definitely want to buy a fresh batch.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar | 398 | 0 | 0 | 99.7 |
| Sour cream | 210 | 2.8 | 20 | 3.2 |
| Eggs | 157 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 0.7 |
| Flour | 325 | 12 | 1 | 67 |
| Baking soda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A fluffy, tender cake comes out of the simplest ingredients: flour, eggs, sour cream, and sugar. If they like, and drawing on their culinary experience, cooks add other products: butter, honey, raisins, nuts, vanilla, cottage cheese, apples, peaches, juicy pears, condensed milk. The traditional Tatar sour cream cake and a slow-cooker version are popular too. Sour cream cake is served with tea, coffee, and soft drinks. Kids love it for its pleasant sweet taste and delicate aroma. An airy cake makes a real centerpiece for any festive table. It's easy to decorate with berries, fresh fruit, custard, or chocolate cream.