If our great-grandmothers and great-grandfathers saw what was being sold in modern stores, they would be very surprised. Not a single generation has known such a variety of goods, especially food. What are the shelves with sweets! Sweets, cakes, cakes, cookies ...
Here are just some of the housewives for almost every holiday prepare dessert on their own. However, this is not surprising, the composition of the purchased sweets is far from ideal, but they are very fond of children. If you have a child at home, it is best to exclude preservatives and harmful additives from the diet to the maximum.
In this article you can find the simplest classic recipes for the tortoise cake. He was very popular in Soviet times. Unfortunately, now the cake has been undeservedly forgotten by many culinary specialists. But in vain. It is easy to prepare, and the most common products are used, such are in the kitchen of any housewife. Let's get started.
10. The classic recipe for the tortoise cake
Manufacturing technology classic cake is unique. Small cakes are baked from the dough, with the help of which they then collect the "animal". To make the cake resemble a turtle, leave 5 cakes, one for the head, 4 for the paws.
Ingredients:
- 330 g flour
- 400 g sugar
- 5 eggs
- 4 tbsp. tablespoons of cocoa
- a couple of glasses of sour cream,
- half a packet of butter,
- a pinch of soda.
Cooking:
- For the test, take the eggs, mix them with 2/3 of sugar (1.5 cups) and soda, beat well. Add half the cocoa and flour. Get batter.
- Cover the baking sheet with baking paper. Fill the dough with a spoon and pour on a baking sheet. Get small cakes. Bake them for no more than 10 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees.
- Use the remaining ingredients to prepare the cream.
- When the cakes have cooled, dip them and put them on a plate, forming a turtle. If you wish, you can decorate the cake with any suitable products.
9. Lazy "Turtle"
A good option for those who do not like to mess with the dough, but you want a tasty one. Even a schoolboy can handle it.
Products:
- standard packaging for chocolate gingerbread (not more than 500 g),
- 3 bananas
- half a small can of sour cream,
- half a glass of sugar.
Cooking:
- Cut the gingerbread cookies and bananas into thin plates.
- Make a cream of sour cream and sugar.
- It remains only to collect the cake. To do this, put slices of gingerbread on a plate, each coat with cream and put a slice of banana on top.
- Sprinkle crumbs on top, the one left over from the gingerbread cookies. Decorate lazy "turtle" grated chocolate, nuts or sweets like "M&M".
8. “Turtle” quickly
Products for the test:
- 4 eggs,
- 100 g sugar
- 240 g flour
- soda 0.5 tsp (redeem in vinegar).
Beat eggs with sugar, add soda and flour. If there is no time at all, you can pour all the dough onto a baking sheet, and when ready, cut into squares. If there is, do as described in the classic recipe. Bake for 8 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees - this will be enough.
Ingredients for Cream:
- 500 g sour cream
- 200 g of sugar.
Whip the cream until sugar is completely dissolved. Better take sour cream fatter, otherwise the cream will be too liquid. Dip slices of dough in cream and lay them out in the form of a turtle. Use grated chocolate for decoration.
7. Chocolate carapace cake
Chocolate version of "Turtles" It looks very festive. In addition, everyone adores chocolate. We have already presented a couple of recipes for the dough for the cake, so we will not repeat it. You can choose a classic recipe or a quick one.
The difference between this cake from the previous in the presence of chocolate glaze. It’s easy to cook.
Take the ingredients in the following proportions:
- cocoa, milk, sugar (4/8/12 tablespoons),
- 50 g of butter.
Cooking:
- Mix all the ingredients except oil and put on a slow fire.
- While stirring constantly, wait until it boils. Boil for a couple of minutes, then cool a little and put the oil in the icing. In half an hour she will be ready.
- Cover the cake with icing, you can lay out circles (as on the shell of a turtle) with nuts or grated cookies.
6. Cake "Emerald Turtle"
This cake with kiwi is called "Emerald Tortoise". If you leave it at least for the night, the fruit may dry.
Use any previous cooking method. To give it an unusual appearance, use kiwi. 3 pieces will be enough. Cut them into thin rings and decorate the cake. In this case, you can take a whole fruit for the muzzle, and make the paws from halves of bananas.
Useful advice: if you do not like kiwi, use any other fruits or berries. Sour cream perfectly combined with them. Do not be afraid to experiment, this cake is difficult to spoil.
5. Turtle cake with condensed milk
It is very tasty and simple. In addition, it is not as high in calories as with the addition of butter and sugar.
Products: 1 can condensed milk and sour cream.
Mix the ingredients and beat a little. Many advise using a mixer, but it’s best not to. The cream will turn out to be too liquid.
There is another option - with boiled condensed milk, in case you are not afraid of high calorie content.
Ingredients:
- 50 g of oil
- can of boiled condensed milk,
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of cocoa powder.
To cook it, put all the products in a pan and put on a slow fire. Do not wait for the boil, the main thing is that the oil dissolves.
4. Turtle Cake with Custard
Cream Products:
- a glass of sugar and milk
- 2 eggs,
- vanillin,
- packing butter.
Cooking:
Place all the ingredients in a metal container, place it on the stove. Cook it until thick. Stir constantly, otherwise the cream may burn. When you get the right consistency, cool it and start assembling the cake.
3. “Turtle” without eggs
It can be prepared in fasting, as well as eaten by people allergic to chicken eggs.
Dough:
- according to Art. juice (apple) and sugar,
- 2 tbsp. flour
- vegetable oil - 5 tbsp. spoons
- soda 1 teaspoon,
- salt to taste.
Cooking:
Mix all the liquid ingredients, and then add flour, soda, salt, sugar and mix everything thoroughly. Bake cakes in the oven. The temperature is 180 degrees, the baking time depends on the capabilities of your oven, but not more than 10 minutes.
Choose any cream recipe from our selection and start forming a cake without eggs.
2. Turtle Cake with Yogurt Cream
A great recipe for those who are worried about their figure. The cream is non-greasy, has an original sweet and sour taste.
Products:
- 0.5 liters of sweet yogurt (preferably white),
- 1 cup kefir.
Cooking:
Mix kefir and yogurt. The cream is ready. You can begin to form a cake. Fruits and berries are perfectly combined with yogurt cream. Use them for decoration.
1. "Turtle" in a pan
If you do not have an oven or you are not “friends” with it, then try this recipe. Cakes are not baked, but fried in a pan.
For the test:
- 2 tbsp. flour
- 5 tbsp. tablespoons of sugar
- 6 eggs
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- cocoa - 2 tbsp. spoons.
Prepare the dough. For this, beat the eggs with sugar, add flour, baking powder and cocoa. Fry the pancakes in a good non-stick pan without adding oil.
For cream:
- 500 g sour cream
- 5 tbsp. tablespoons of sugar
- 100 g butter,
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of cocoa.
Mix all the components of the cream. Remove the oil in advance so that it is soft. You can whip the cream with a mixer. Next, proceed with the assembly of the cake. For decoration, use your imagination and what you find in the refrigerator.