Moist Chocolate Kefir Cake with Creamy Butter Filling

Chocolate cake with kefir — delicate cake layers and delicious cream! There are a lot of recipes for chocolate cakes with kefir, and every housewife has her own favorite. One of the simple recipes combines moist cakes baked in kefir with butter cream in condensed milk; this cake turns out very tasty and is always sold out on any holiday table in a matter of minutes.
cook time: 1h 30 min
Liam Carson
Moist Chocolate Kefir Cake with Creamy Butter Filling

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

397
Calories
22g
Fat
43g
Carbs
7g
Protein

Ingredients (8 portions)

Basic:

Sugar 200 g
Wheat flour 450 g
Butter 250 g
Vanillin 1 g
Cocoa 3 tbsp
Walnuts 50 g
Vinegar 0.5 tsp
Chicken eggs (large) 2 pc
Sunflower oil 5 tbsp
Soda 1 tsp
Condensed milk 350 ml
Prunes 50 g
Candies (nuts in multi-colored sugar glaze) 50 g
Dark chocolate 100 g
Kefir 200 ml
Dried apricots 50 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
Preparing the ingredients.

Step 2

Step 2
Beat two large eggs into a bowl.

Step 3

Step 3
Add sugar and cocoa to the eggs.

Step 4

Step 4
Beat thoroughly with a whisk or mixer until the sugar is completely dissolved.

Step 5

Step 5
Pour kefir into the mixture (it is better to use cold, straight from the refrigerator). Mix with a whisk.

Step 6

Step 6
Add sunflower oil and mix.

Step 7

Step 7
Add baking soda slaked with vinegar.

Step 8

Step 8
Pour in the flour, sifted several times through a sieve to enrich it with oxygen, and mix gently.

Step 9

Step 9
Let the dough stand for about 20 minutes so that the dough is well enriched with carbon dioxide due to the reaction of kefir and soda slaked with vinegar. During this time, preheat the oven to 180 degrees.

Step 10

Step 10
Cover the mold with foil, grease it with sunflower oil and pour the dough into it. Bake for about 20 minutes. Check readiness with a toothpick.

Step 11

Step 11
When the cake is baked, take it out. Let it cool a little, cut it lengthwise into two. We cut off the edges; we will need them for sprinkling.

Step 12

Step 12
Preparing the cream. Beat the condensed milk in a blender with butter and a pinch of vanillin. Those who like it sweeter can add powdered sugar.

Step 13

Step 13
Wash dried apricots, prunes and nuts thoroughly and cut into small pieces. Assembling the cake. Grease one cake with cream, sprinkle with prunes, dried apricots and nuts.

Step 14

Step 14
Grate the chocolate on a coarse grater.

Step 15

Step 15
Cover with the second cake layer. Spread cream on top. Sprinkle the top and sides with crushed crumbs and grated chocolate.

Step 16

Step 16
Decorate with candies (poppy flowers) or any other ones you wish. Leave the cake in the refrigerator overnight to soak. Enjoy your tea!

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