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Chocolate Spartak Cake Recipe

Chocolate Spartak Cake Recipe

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Indulge in the decadent layers of Chocolate Spartak Cake, a rich and creamy Russian dessert that combines tender chocolate cake layers with a luscious cream cheese frosting. This show-stopping cake is perfect for special occasions and will impress all chocolate lovers.

Ingredients

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Cake Layers:

  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/3 cup warm milk
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 cups minus 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

Spartak Cream:

  • 2 sticks (16 Tbsp) butter, softened at room temperature
  • 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk (397 grams), uncooked
  • 8 oz package cream cheese, softened at room temperature
  • 3/4 cup very cold heavy whipping cream
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. How to Make Spartak Cake Layers: Preheat the oven. Sift flour and cocoa. Beat egg and sugar. Add butter, milk, and baking soda. Steam mixture. Mix in flour and cocoa. Roll out dough. Bake layers. Cool and stack.
  2. How to Make the Spartak Cream/Frosting: Beat butter and condensed milk. Add cream cheese. Whip heavy cream with sugar. Fold whipped cream into butter mixture.
  3. Assembling the Cake: Spread frosting between layers. Frost sides. Crush cake scraps. Sprinkle over cake. Refrigerate overnight.

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Keywords: Chocolate Spartak Cake, Russian cake, chocolate cake, cream cheese frosting