Leningradsky cake

The Leningradsky cake is a Soviet pastry made of short-crust pastry, light chocolate buttercream, and cognac.[1]

Origins

In the 1950s the production of sweet masterpieces increased in the Soviet Union and among the new creations. It is in this context that the Leningradski cake was invented.[2]

It was created by Victoria Lvovna Tatarskaya, who was at the time the recipe developer of the pastry shop (located on the Nevsky Prospect (in Russian "Невский проспект") in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). The shop was called "North" (in Russian "Север").[3]

During Soviet times, it was called the "Russian Royal Cake" because this type of cake was made of shortbread, expensive at that time, and affordable only to wealthy and royal families.[4]

Composition

The original recipe involves the preparation of four thin layers of short-crust pastry coated with light chocolate buttercream and cognac.[5] A chocolate fondant is used as a glaze for the top.

On top, the cake is decorated with roasted peanuts and is topped with toasted biscuit crumbs on the sides.[6]

The original shape of the cake is square and its name was written on the top with buttercream (Leningradsky in Russia: "ленинградский").

After 1991

In 1991, the city of Leningrad was renamed St Petersburg and the cake lost its inscription on the top: only a few motifs remain written on the cake.

See also

References
  1. Malinka, Vassilissa (2019-11-15). "Gâteau Leningradski: le joyau à petit prix des pâtissiers soviétiques". Russia Beyond FR (in French). Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  2. Malinka, Vasilisa (2019-11-08). "Leningradsky cake: A budget gem of Soviet desserts". Russia Beyond. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  3. "Leningradskiy cake". MyRussianFoods. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  4. "Why Leningradsky Cake is called the Russian Royal Cake?". Learn Russian Language. 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  5. "Soviet cakes named after cities of the world". Irish Sun. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  6. Malinka, Vasilisa (2019-11-08). "Leningradsky cake: A budget gem of Soviet desserts". Russia Beyond. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
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