Creamy Napoleon Puff Log Cake

Treat your loved ones and friends to an incredibly delicate dessert! Puff log cake is a variation on the theme of Napoleon. It turns out very tasty, creamy and slightly crunchy, although this depends on the degree of soaking. This baking couldnʼt be easier!
cook time: 1h 30 min
Hazel Farrow
Creamy Napoleon Puff Log Cake

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

330
Calories
22g
Fat
29g
Carbs
4g
Protein

Ingredients (6 portions)

Basic:

Sugar 200 g
Butter 200 g
Milk 500 g
Corn starch 45 g
Egg yolks 5 pc
Puff pastry 500 g
Vanilla sugar 5 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to bake a puff log cake? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Remove the butter from the refrigerator in advance; it should be soft. If you have frozen puff pastry, you also need to take it out of the refrigerator in advance so that it defrosts.

Step 2

Step 2
How to make cream for log cake? Pour milk into a saucepan and add vanilla sugar to it. Place the saucepan on the fire and bring the milk to a boil.

Step 3

Step 3
While the milk is heating, combine the starch and sugar in a bowl. Mix thoroughly.

Step 4

Step 4
Add the yolks to the dry ingredients in a bowl. Wash the eggs first in warm water and soda, as there may be harmful bacteria on their surface.

Step 5

Step 5
And mash the mixture until smooth with a whisk.

Step 6

Step 6
Pour hot milk into the yolk mixture in small portions. Stir the mixture constantly with a whisk.

Step 7

Step 7
Return the resulting mass to the saucepan and place it again on medium heat.

Step 8

Step 8
Stirring constantly, bring the cream to thicken and boil. After the first signs of boiling appear on the surface of our cream, boil it for another 1-2 minutes. Remove the saucepan with the cream from the heat and leave it to cool. To make the process faster, I placed the saucepan in a container with cold water. While the cream is cooling, stir frequently or cover it with film “in contact” with the cream so that a crust does not form on top.

Step 9

Step 9
While the custard part of the cream is cooling, letʼs make puff pastry. Roll out the dough into a rectangle about 3-4 mm thick.

Step 10

Step 10
Cut the dough into strips about 1-2 cm wide.

Step 11

Step 11
Loosely place the dough strips on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and place them in the oven to bake.

Step 12

Step 12
Bake the sticks in an oven preheated to 190-200 C for about 20 minutes until golden brown. Remove the sticks from the pan and let them cool completely. Time and temperature are approximate, be guided by the operating characteristics of your oven.

Step 13

Step 13
In the meantime, letʼs get back to our cream. It should have cooled down by now. Its temperature should be about 30-40 C. Add soft butter to the custard in small portions.

Step 14

Step 14
And beat it into the cream with a mixer. The end result should be a very delicate cream.

Step 15

Step 15
Cover the finished cream with film so that it is in contact with the surface of the cream and place it in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, and if time permits, then for a couple of hours.

Step 16

Step 16
Cut the completely cooled sticks to the same length. Place the trimmings and a couple of sticks aside — we will need them for sprinkling.

Step 17

Step 17
Cover the work surface with cling film. Place a layer of sticks on top of it.

Step 18

Step 18
Lubricate them with cooled cream. Donʼt skimp on the cream

Step 19

Step 19
Place some of the sticks on top again. And also lubricate them with cream.

Step 20

Step 20
And thus collect the cake from all the sticks.

Step 21

Step 21
Helping yourself with cling film, roll the sticks into a tight roll.

Step 22

Step 22
Place our cake in the refrigerator to soak for at least 4-5 hours, or better yet overnight.

Step 23

Step 23
When the cake is soaked and cooled, remove it from the refrigerator and remove the film. Transfer it to a plate.

Step 24

Step 24
Grind the previously set aside scraps and a couple of sticks into crumbs with your hands and sprinkle them on the cake on all sides.

Step 25

Step 25
Thatʼs all! Our puff pastry log cake is ready at home!

Step 26

Step 26
Cut it into portions and serve hot with aromatic tea, coffee or cocoa. Bon appetit!

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