There are lots of cakes that we can enjoy when visiting a country. It could even be that the cake was made because it was inspired by something. For example, for the respect of important figures in the country, an event that occurred in that country to the characters in the country’s fairytales.
The shape and taste that is in a cake will certainly be very influential from the cake chef who made the cake. Usually they will look for inspiration to make new creations from the cake they will make. Because of course every country has its own creations in making a cake.
Including in Russia. There you will be able to find unique cakes made based on characters in Russian fairytales. The cake is Kolobok Cake.
Did you ever know about this Kolobok Cake? Or have you ever tasted it? I think there are still many of you who don’t know about this Kolobok Cake. For that, let’s see about Kolobok; the funniest Russian cake adopted from Russian fairytales.
The cake has become a dessert that can be enjoyed by anyone. Both young and old people. Sweet and moist desserts will certainly be suitable for closing dinner events and other events that we do.
As we have seen, there are many shapes and flavors of cakes that are spread all over the world. Regarding the shape and taste of the cake, of course there is a story or history behind it. Neither with one of the cakes in Russia.
The cake that is being discussed here is Kolobok. This cake is quite well known because it was adapted from one of the fairy tales in Russia. Have you ever heard of this Russian fairy tale called Kolobok? Or did you ever know about this Kolobok Cake?
I think there are still many of you who don’t know about Kolobok. Whether it’s about fairy tales or about the Kolobok Cake itself. To answer your curiosity, this article will discuss about Kolobok; the funniest Russian cake adopted from Russian fairytales.
- About the Kolobok Character
Kolobok is actually a main character who comes from East Slavic national fairy tale. This tale has the same title as the name of the character. In the book of Russian fairy tales, Kolobok is described as having a cute and funny faces. Kolobok is often described as a round cake that is yellow and small in size.
There is also a mention if Kolobok is a cake similar to a rolling pancake. There are indeed several versions of the story of the Kolobok character in fairy tales scattered. The Kolobok character is also portrayed similar to the ICQ smiley emoticon theme.
- About Kolobok Fairytale
There are several versions of the Kolobok fairytale, here is one of them. The fairy tale of Kolobok begins with the story of a couple of elderly peasants who live in poverty and have difficulty surviving. One day they realized that all the food they had was gone. There are no potatoes, carrots or other ingredients in their homes. There were none left.
The old man then suggested to his wife to make bread. His wife considers it impossible because they need flour to make the mixture while they don’t have anything. Then her husband asked to scrape the flour box and his wife found some flour after doing what her husband said. By scrape the flour box, the old peasan wife managed to get two hands full of flour, and that was enough to make cakes for both of them.
Once the cake is ready, a cake which is placed near the window rolled out. The Kolobok rolled to meet the hare, wolf and bear who were about to eat it. But Kolobok managed to escape by singing a song. Until finally he met with a red fox. The red fox asked Kolobok to sing near his nose. And as soon as he started singing, the red fox opened its mouth and then ate Kolobok who hadn’t finished the song.
- How to Make Kolobok Cake
Kolobok is also known as Russian sour sour cream donuts. There are several recipe creations that you can find on the internet as your guide for making Kolobok cakes. Here is one recipe that you can use to make your own Kolobok cake at home. The ingredients you need:
- 100 grams of whole wheat flour or you can also use wheat flour
- 200 grams of sour cream or creme fraiche
- 30 grams of sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 large egg
- Pinch of salt
While other additional ingredients needed:
- Cooking oil
- 100 grams of sugar for icing
Steps to make Kolobok Cake:
- Mix all ingredients to make Kolobok Cake dough (other than additives) together by increasing the blend speed gradually every 15 seconds. That way you will get a soft dropping dough.
- Put oil into a small saucepan to a depth of about 3 cm. Heat the oil using heat at medium high temperature.
- Put the Kolobok cookie mixture using an ice cream spoon or similar into hot oil. And fry until golden brown.
- Drain the cooked Kolobok Cake and sprinkle with icing sugar while the cake is still warm.
And your Kolobok Cake which is still warm is ready to be enjoyed. You can replace cinnamon with vanilla extract or something else.
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