Article on how to cook a cake "Potatoes"

Of course, all sweethearts know and love the "Potato" cake. Unfortunately, store desserts rarely have an unforgettable taste, unlike home cookery creations, and the presence of dyes and food additives does not benefit the human body. That's why every hostess should know about how to make a cake "Potato". Not everyone knows the interesting history of the appearance of this delicacy. It is associated with the manifestation of human ingenuity and imagination.

Once a guest of the famous poet Johann Ludwig Runeberg, who lived in Finland in the 19th century, was bestowed by well-known people. In the house of a wealthy family there was only something from booze and old cookies: there was nothing to regale guests. In that long time, the cookies were sold not by bundles, but by kulis. At the bottom of such a bag there was always a lot of crumbs and broken cookies. Of course, such a product will not be served by distinguished guests. The situation was saved by the culinary ingenuity of the poet's wife.

She quickly rasstolkla broken cookies in a mortar, added a drop of liquor, sour cream and jam. From the resulting plastic mass, a semblance of potatoes, on which berries from jam was placed on top. Having spread the result of her work on a silver platter, Mrs. Runeberg brought a treat to the guests, introducing a new cake. After trying the sweetness, all those present began to vie with the hostess to ask for a recipe, which eventually spread throughout the world. So it turned out the most delicious cake "Potatoes". Over the years of its existence, the recipe has been perfected by many culinary specialists, but the basis in the form of cookie crumbs and form remained unchanged.

Before you cook a potato "Potato" at home, you need to take care of the availability of all ingredients. To do this, you will need: 400g cookies, 150g butter, 200g condensed milk, 20g cocoa powder, 10g liqueur or cognac, you can wine. Using a grater, a meat grinder or a combine, cookies are turned into small crumbs and cocoa powder is added. Condensed milk is mixed with softened butter and cognac. The resulting mixture is combined with crumb and thoroughly kneaded until a homogeneous mass is obtained. Next, they form cakes in the form of potatoes and clean in a refrigerator for several hours. At will, you can cover them with glaze, decorate with cream or whipped cream, sprinkle with nuts. Pastry cake is ready, you can enjoy your own creations.

Instead of biscuits use also crackers, gingerbread, specially baked sponge cakes, but the principle of manufacture remains unchanged. There are a few simple and useful tips on how to make a cake "Potato":

• Mixing ingredients, you can adjust the density of the resulting mass by adding cookies or diluting with milk;
• The smaller the cookie is crumbled, the more delicious the cake will be;
• Cocoa powder can be replaced with melted chocolate;
• To form cakes preferably quickly, so as not to melt;
• Be sure to add a little good liqueur or cognac.

Any creative hostess can share her ideas on how to make a potato "Kartoshka". For example, you can add nuts, pieces of fruit, marmalade, make unusual shapes and so on. Experiment and enjoy the delicacy!