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Kyiv Cake (Ukrainian Classic)

Kiyv Cake is light and airy in the center, with a bit of a crunch, sandwiched by soft sponge layers. It’s a true Ukrainian Classic cake. It takes an effort of love, but the outcome will have you come for seconds!
Course Cake, Dessert
Cuisine Ukrainian
Keyword kiev cake, kiev cake recipe
Prep Time 50 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 50 minutes
Servings 12 serving
Calories 745kcal
Author Natalya Drozhzhin

Ingredients

  • 1 sponge cake See link to a recipe above
  • 6 egg whites at room temperature
  • 1 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 cup hazelnuts chopped
  • 2 cup jam strawberry, peach or apricot

Cream

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Instructions

Sponge Cake

  • Prepare an 11 inch sponge cake. Refer to our famous Sponge Cake recipe.
    a sponge cake on a counter

Meringue

  • Whip egg whites on high speed until they are doubled in volume.
  • Gradually add sugar until well combined.
    Whisked egg whites in a mixing bowl
  • Using a spatula, stir in a circular motion while gently mixing in the hazelnuts.
    Whisked egg whites with hazelnuts added to the mixing bowl
  • Spread the mixture onto 11 inch baking pan, lined with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Bake it at 250°F for 6 hours.
    meringue in a baking pan

Cream

  • In a small pot, beat egg yolks. Add water and condensed milk, and stir until smooth.
    whisked egg yolks, condensed milk and water in a pot
  • Cook all ingredients on very low heat. Continue mixing the cream the entire time to prevent the cream from sticking to corners. Slowly increase the heat, but do not bring the mixture to a boil. Cook until the mixture attains the texture of condensed milk, about 5-10 minutes.
    egg custard cream with chocolate chips
  • Remove the mixture from the heat and add chocolate chips. Allow a few minutes for the mixture to melt, before mixing it through. Let the mixture cool off to room temperature.
    chocolate mixed into the egg custard cream
  • In a separate bowl, beat butter. Once the butter is fluffy, add the cream mixture to the butter, a few spoonfuls at a time, until fully blended.
    Creamed egg custard with chocolate cream

Finalizing

  • Using a serrated knife, slice the sponge cake horizontally in half. Cover each layer with jam, excluding the top layer.
    sliced sponge cake with jam added to pieces
  • Place the first layer of sponge cake and cover it with cream, followed by meringue, then again, a layer of cream.
    Meringue added to the sponge cake
  • Once the cake is put together, frost the sides, then top with the remaining cream and your choice of decoration.
    Meringue between two sponge cake slices

Nutrition

Calories: 745kcal | Carbohydrates: 92g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 201mg | Sodium: 443mg | Potassium: 229mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 73g | Vitamin A: 1060IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 110mg | Iron: 2mg