In appearance, these cakes vary widely from one another. They can be tall, short, wide, narrow, flat, voluminous, sponge or shortcrust. And, of course, decorated and finished in different ways. For example, you can take any Stump cake recipe and turn it into a seasonal one by making autumn, winter, spring or summer versions. To do this, decorate your dessert with "fallen leaves," "snow," "fresh herbs," bright "flowers." Or the usual "moss" and "mushrooms" for a universal option.
The five most commonly used ingredients in Stump cake 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 |
| Flour | 325 | 12 | 1 | 67 |
| Baking soda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eggs | 157 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 0.7 |
As mentioned above, making a Stump cake, or Stump, can't be called easy to pull off. Because the main thing here is the decoration, which needs a lot of time and attention. Plus, some cake recipes involve baking not one but several kinds of cake layers, then cutting them into pieces, gluing them with cream and assembling them in the shape of a real stump.
Is there a simplest Stump cake recipe? Yes, there's a good way for beginner pastry cooks. For it, you need to bake one thin, soft sponge layer. Then cut it into long strips as wide as the height of the cake. Spread with any suitable cream (cream, buttercream, condensed milk, custard or meringue will do). Roll it into a log, being careful — because the log will be much bigger and thicker than usual. Turn the cut edges up, setting it on a platter. And coat the sides of the resulting stump with thick chocolate glaze. Then run a fork over it to create the look of tree bark.
The five fastest Stump cake recipes:
| Dish name | Cooking time | Calories per 100g | User rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotten stump classic cake | 1 hour | 279 | +64 |
| Old Stump cake with sour cream | 1 hour 20 min | 256 | +94 |
| Rotten stump cake with jam | 1 h 20 min | 279 | +44 |
| The Rotten stump cake is simply delicious | 1 h 30 min | 302 | +75 |
| Stump cake | 2 h 40 min | 321 | +180 |
The top of such a cake stays spiral-shaped, so there's no need to decorate it in any way on top. You can set a few mushrooms here and there and leave it at that.
By the way, there's a variety of this cake known as the Rotten stump. It's made precisely from "glued" pieces and is often not shaped like a stump, but simply coated with cream.