"Ant Hill" - a cake made from ingredients found in every refrigerator
The recipe for making Ant Hill cakes exists in various variations. This dessert is also known as “Anthill”, which it received for its unusual shape, similar to the mound of an anthill.
This dish is very simple and quick to prepare. It's perfect for unexpected guests when you don't have time to set a lavish table. The ingredients for this recipe are always readily available in the refrigerator. Let's give it a try.
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To make a delicious cake, you will need:
- egg;
- half a kilogram of flour;
- half a pack of margarine;
- a glass of sugar;
- three tablespoons of sour cream;
- one and a half cans of condensed milk;
- a teaspoon of soda, slaked with vinegar;
- 80-100 grams of raisins and sins.
Let's start preparing the cake, following the recipe's step-by-step recommendations:
- Place the condensed milk in a can into a saucepan with boiling water and cook for an hour and a half.
- Mix eggs with sugar and beat.
- Melt the margarine completely and cool it to room temperature.
- Mix sour cream, eggs with sugar, soda, and margarine in one bowl.
- Now add the flour and knead the shortcrust pastry. It should be thick and dense.
- Roll several balls of dough, place them on a plate and put them in the refrigerator for half an hour.
- Once the dough is frozen, remove it from the refrigerator and grate it on a coarse grater. Another option is to grind the dough through a meat grinder and bake it into "worms."
- When the cake is ready, it needs to be crushed and mixed with nuts.
- Then add the condensed milk, mixing well. Spoon the mixture onto a plate in portions. The resulting mixture should form a mound. Refrigerate the cake for a few hours, then enjoy.
Bringing variety
The Ant Hill dessert recipe above is a classic, but you can add some variety by omitting or adding certain ingredients. First of all, you can change the dough.
You can make the cake using store-bought cookies. You don't always have time to make fresh dough, so use ingredients you have on hand. To make the dough, crush the cookies and then mix them with the cream. It's very simple and quick. You can also add cornflakes to the dough, stirring them into the wet mixture before adding the flour.
You can also vary the cream's composition. The classic recipe calls for spreading boiled condensed milk over the base of the "Ant Hill" treat, but other ingredients can be added. If you're short on condensed milk, you can add a pack of melted butter.
You can also add a spoonful of honey and a cup of sugar. This will make the cake sweeter, even cloying. Some cake lovers add only melted honey, mixed with sugar.
You can add liqueur and poppy seeds to the cream recipe. To make it, add 2 tablespoons of liqueur to the condensed milk and butter, the type of which you choose to your liking. This will give the cake a more refined flavor, with a delicate aroma. Once the mound is formed, you can sprinkle it with poppy seeds. To do this, briefly steep the seeds in boiling water beforehand.
You can sprinkle the top of the cake with jam, grated chocolate, poppy seeds, or raisins. Basically, use whatever you have in the fridge that's suitable.
Fried cake
If you don't have an oven or don't have one for some reason, you can make an "Ant Hill" cake using fried dough. This recipe is even simpler than the previous ones.
The dough recipe requires:
- three tablespoons of sour cream;
- 5 yolks;
- a teaspoon of soda;
- half a glass of flour;
- a pinch of salt.
Prepare the dough for frying:
- Beat the sour cream thoroughly together with the yolks.
- Add salt and soda to the mixture.
- Add flour and stir until you get a stiff dough.
- Roll out the dough into thin sausages and then cut them into pieces.
- Fry the pieces in vegetable oil. If they're too greasy, drain them on parchment paper or a plate.
- Spread the cake with cream, using one and a half cups of melted honey. This recipe is recommended, as condensed milk doesn't pair well with fried dough. Place the cake on a plate and shape it into a mound, then refrigerate. Garnish with jam or nuts before serving.
Whatever Ant Hill dessert recipe you choose, it's sure to be delicious. This is a wonderful chance to impress your loved ones with your culinary skills.
