Description
Russian Cake is a delightful dessert made from repurposed cake scraps mixed with fruit preserves, cocoa, and rum. This traditional Russian treat is both flavorful and resourceful, perfect for using up leftover cake pieces.
Ingredients
Scale
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients:
- ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional Add-Ins:
- ½ cup chopped walnuts or raisins
- 2 tablespoons dark rum or fruit juice
- 1 ½ cups assorted cake scraps
- ½ cup fruit preserves or jam
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- Powdered sugar (for dusting)
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Prepare Dry Ingredients: Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: Cream butter and sugar, then add eggs, sour cream, and vanilla.
- Combine Mixtures: Gradually add dry ingredients to wet mixture.
- Add Optional Ingredients: Fold in walnuts or raisins if desired.
- Bake: Pour batter into a cake pan and bake for 25–30 minutes.
- Prepare Cake Mixture: Crumble cooled cake scraps and mix with preserves, cocoa, and rum.
- Shape and Chill: Press mixture into a mold, chill for at least 2 hours.
- Finish: Dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
- Russian Cake is a great way to use up leftover cake pieces.
- Feel free to customize with different flavors and textures.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking, No-Bake Assembly
- Cuisine: Russian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
