Afghan Meringue Walnut Layer Cake

Insanely tasty, juicy, beautiful, perfect for a holiday table! Afghan Napoleon is prepared with layers of meringue, walnuts and butter cream with condensed milk. It is different from the classic layer cake that we are all used to. Try it!
cook time: 3h 35 min
Owen Truitt
Afghan Meringue Walnut Layer Cake

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

444
Calories
31g
Fat
36g
Carbs
6g
Protein

Ingredients (12 portions)

Basic:

Salt 0.25 tsp
Sugar 250 g
Wheat flour 550 g
Butter 500 g
Walnuts 180 g
Sour cream 180 g
Baking powder 1 tsp
Chicken eggs 6 pc
Condensed milk 370 g
Vanilla sugar 1 tsp
Margarine (Can be replaced with butter) 300 g
Lemon acid to taste
Boiled condensed milk 370 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make an Afghan Napoleon cake? First of all, we prepare the necessary products for making a delicious cake with layers of meringue with walnuts and butter cream!

Step 2

Step 2
To prepare the dough, take a large bowl and pour into it five hundred grams of premium wheat flour, pre-sifted through a fine sieve, then pour into it one quarter teaspoon of salt, one teaspoon of vanilla sugar, one teaspoon of baking powder and mix all the dry ingredients together. .

Step 3

Step 3
Place three hundred grams of pre-cut margarine into a bowl with flour, which can be replaced with butter if desired.

Step 4

Step 4
Grind all the ingredients well in a bowl with your hands until crumbly.

Step 5

Step 5
Separate the yolks from the whites of six chicken eggs and place the yolks in a common bowl, then put one hundred and eighty grams of sour cream into it.

Step 6

Step 6
Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl and knead the dough. You may need more or less flour, depending on the consistency of the dough.

Step 7

Step 7
Continue collecting and kneading the dough in the bowl with your hands until smooth.

Step 8

Step 8
Gather the dough into a ball, which in turn is placed in a plastic bag and put in the refrigerator for thirty minutes.

Step 9

Step 9
To prepare the cream, take a deep bowl and place the whites of six chicken eggs into it, then pour two hundred and fifty grams of sugar into it.

Step 10

Step 10
Beat the sugar and egg whites with a mixer until fluffy, white, then add a small pinch of citric acid to the bowl and continue beating the cream for two minutes.

Step 11

Step 11
Place one hundred and eighty grams of pre-roasted walnuts in a blender cup and chop, then place in a bowl with protein cream.

Step 12

Step 12
Mix the cream with nut crumbs well at low mixer speed.

Step 13

Step 13
After time, sprinkle the table with a small amount of flour and lay out the dough, which you then knead and shape, then divide the dough into seven approximately equal parts.

Step 14

Step 14
Roll each piece of dough into a log and place them in a plastic bag.

Step 15

Step 15
Using the lid, cut and shape the cakes into the required diameter.

Step 16

Step 16
Transfer the dough pieces to a baking sheet lined with parchment and apply four tablespoons of the prepared cream to six of them in an even layer, then place the baking sheet in an oven preheated to 180 degrees and bake each cake for 10-20 minutes. Focus on your oven.

Step 17

Step 17
After baking, place the cakes on the table, then press them into shape with a spatula and cool.

Step 18

Step 18
We make random punctures on the remaining dough with a fork and bake it in a preheated oven for 15 minutes, and from the remaining dough we bake a random cake to further decorate the cake.

Step 19

Step 19
To prepare the cream, take a deep bowl and put half a kilogram of softened butter into it, which you then beat with a mixer, then add three hundred and seventy grams of boiled condensed milk to the bowl and continue mixing all the ingredients together.

Step 20

Step 20
Place three hundred and seventy grams of condensed milk in a common bowl and mix all the ingredients well until a homogeneous cream is obtained.

Step 21

Step 21
Start assembling the cake and spread the required amount of prepared cream in an even layer on the cake without meringue.

Step 22

Step 22
Lay out all the cakes one by one with the meringue layer down and apply an even layer of buttercream on them, then place the final cake on top and press down lightly.

Step 23

Step 23
Apply the remaining buttercream in an even layer on top and sides of the assembled cake.

Step 24

Step 24
Crumble the cake into crumbs and apply it to the assembled cake on top of the cream layer, pressing lightly with your hands.

Step 25

Step 25
Place the prepared cake in the refrigerator for soaking.

Step 26

Step 26
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