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Russian Korolevsky Cake (King's Cake)
Korolevsky (Russian King's Cake) is delicious and looks royal! Layers are loaded with poppy seeds, chocolate and with walnuts. A must try!
👥 10 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 32m⏳ Prep: 1h 10m🔥 Cook: 22 min👤 Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com📖 natashaskitchen
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●skillet
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●measuring cup
- ●spatula
📝 Preparation Steps
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Prep:
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Cake Prep Instructions:
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Grease and generously flour a 9" non-stick cake pan.
flour3 cups
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On a dry skillet, over medium-high heat, toast 1 cup of walnuts until lightly golden then chop into small pieces.
walnuts (toasted & chopped)1 cup
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How to Make Each Cake Layer: Preheat the Oven to 380 ˚ F (read note before starting)
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In the bowl of an stand mixer with a whisk attachment, beat together 2 eggs and 1 cup sugar until pale yellow (⏱️ 4 minutes on medium/high speed). Reduce the speed to low and add 1 cup flour. Mix until well-blended.
sugar3 cupsflour3 cups
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Put 1 cup sour cream in a large measuring cup. In a small ramekin, combine 1 tsp baking soda with 1 tsp vinegar. It will fizz up, then stir it right away into the sour cream.
sour cream3 cupsbaking soda3 tspvinegar3 tsp
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The sour cream will start to visibly rise. Once you notice it rising, mix it into the cake batter using a spatula.
sour cream3 cups
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In the first cake batter, mix in 1 Tbsp cocoa. Repeat steps 1-3 but In the second cake batter, mix in 2 Tbsp poppy seeds and in the third cake batter, mix in 1/2 cup toasted, chopped walnuts.
poppy seeds2 Tbspwalnuts (toasted & chopped)1 cup
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Pour batter into prepared cake pan and bake at 380˚F for ⏱️ 20-22 minutes or until the top is golden and a toothpick comes out clean. Let cake layers cool to room temperature.
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Frost the top of each layer (see frosting instructions below)
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Sprinkle the top with the remaining 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
walnuts (toasted & chopped)1 cup
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Frosting Instructions:
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Using a whisk attachment, beat together on high speed the cooked sweetened condensed milk and 2 sticks of butter for 3 to ⏱️ 4 minutes until fluffy. Frost once the cake is cooled to room temperature.
sweetened condensed milk (cooked and at room temperature)1 can
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