Smetanik Cake

• Refrigerated

  • 6 Eggs

• Condiments

  • 1 Sugar syrup

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tbsp Baking soda
  • 2 tbsp Cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 cup Flour
  • 1/2 cup Powdered sugar
  • 1 1/4 cup Sugar
  • 2 1/2 tsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 8 oz Condensed milk
  • 8 oz Cream cheese
  • 2 3/4 cup Sour cream

• Liquids

  • 1/2 cup Water with

• Other

  • Optional

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Ingredients

• 6 eggs
• 1 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon baking soda + 2 tablespoons vinegar(combined)
• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• Cream/frosting:
• 8 ozs cream cheese
• 8 ozs condensed milk
• 1 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• Sugar syrup
• 1/2 cup cold boiling water with 1 tablespoon sugar for soaking
• Optional-
• raspberries,strawberries,blueberries,or bananas.

Directions

• Heat oven to 325 F degrees
• Prepare two 9 inch cake pans lined with parchment paper and greased or sprayed with non-stick baking spray.
• Beat eggs with sugar using electric mixer on high speed.
• Add in sour cream,vanilla,and baking soda mixed with vinegar.
• Continue to mix on medium-high speed until well incorporated.
• Sift flour directly in the bowl with cake batter.
• Mix gently using a whisk, always working one direction.
• Divide mixture in half.
• Add cocoa to one half,and mix it in with a whisk.
• Pour cake batter into prepared cake pans. (1 for white cake,1 for chocolate cake)
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until when toothpick inserted and comes out clean.
• Let cool.
• Cream-
• Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese on high speed, scraping the sides when needed.
• Bring down the speed to medium and gradually add condensed milk.
• Add in powdered sugar, sour cream, and vanilla.
• Bring the speed up to high and continue mixing for about another minute or so.
• Assembling-
• Slice really carefully both cakes in half.
• Cut off tiny amount of cake from around the sides of the cake.Set aside, we will need it for later.
• Starting with chocolate layer, spray or pour (using a spoon) some sugar syrup on the cutted side of the cake layer.
• Add good amount of cream. If adding any berries or bananas, arrange them on top of cream.
• Place white cake layer on top of cream, and repeat the steps. If adding berries or bananas, Arrange them on every other layer.
• Using a shredder, Shred cake pieces in to tiny crumbs.
• Add the crumbs to the sides and top of the cake. Or you can use chocolate/vanilla wafers or chocolate wafer candy (shredded)
• Decorate with berries or as desired.
• Refrigerate for at least 6 hours.