This Chocolate Spartak Cake has soft and moist layers of thin chocolate cake sandwiched between a buttery, sour cream filling. It’s a sweet treat full of decadent flavors, with chopped walnuts adding to the deliciousness.
If you enjoy Russian desserts, you should also try the Russian Poppy Seed Honey Cake and the Russian Pryaniki with Mint Glaze.
Recipe Details
Serving this Chocolate Spartak Cake is a delightful experience, offering a sweet and delicious treat with its tangy filling and moist layers of cake. Not only does it taste amazing, but it looks beautiful as well.
- TASTE: With chocolate cake, tangy sour cream filling, and chopped walnuts, this dessert has great flavor. It’s nutty, chocolatey, and wonderfully sweet.
- TEXTURE: Velvety soft and moist, this Chocolate Spartak Cake is delicious. The slight crunch of the nuts is a yummy counter to the smooth filling.
- TIME: This takes just 50 minutes.
- EASE: This cake looks complicated, but it’s not that hard to pull off. Follow this recipe to make this elegant dessert perfectly.
What You’ll Need
Ingredient Notes
- Honey- Used to sweeten this cake, this ingredient is where Honey Cake gets its name.
- Semi sweet chocolate chips- This chocolate is not as sweet as milk chocolate and provides a nice counterpoint with a little bitterness.
- Sour cream- This adds tangy flavor to the filling and lots of moisture.
- Condensed milk- This syrupy thick and sweet liquid gives this filling rich flavor.
Add-ins and Substitutions
- Add mousse on top- For an extra decadent finish, top the cake with some chocolate mousse.
- Substitute the filling- Use another type of icing, cream cheese filling, or Chocolate Ganache between layers of this cake.
- Add fruit- Thinly sliced strawberries, raspberries, or blueberries can be placed between layers and on top of this Chocolate Spartak Cake.
- Substitute different nuts- Substitute pecans, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, or cashews for the walnuts.
How to Make Chocolate Spartak Cake
- Make the frosting. In a bowl, beat the softened butter with an electric hand mixer until light and fluffy. Then add the sweetened condensed milk and mix to combine.
- Add the sour cream. Add the sour cream and blend just to incorporate. Don’t over-mix. Now cover the frosting and place it in the fridge for later.
- Beat the sugar and eggs. Begin beating sugar and eggs in a large bowl using a whisk.
- Add the wet ingredients and chocolate. Add the milk, honey, butter, and chocolate chips to the bowl.
Pro Tip: Do not add too much water to the double boiler. You do NOT want the simmering water to touch the bottom of the bowl or it might scorch the chocolate.
- Melt the chocolate. Place the bowl over a pot of shallow simmering water (double boiler) and stir with a whisk until the butter and chocolate melt. Then add the baking soda to the batter. Stir for 8 more mins.
- Add the flour in parts. Divide the flour in half. Add the first half to the mixture and stir to incorporate. Then add the second half and stir until it is well incorporated.
- Divide the dough. Place the dough onto aOn a lightly floured surface, use your hands to work the dough into a log and divide it into 8 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a very thin circle, about 10 inches in diameter, using a rolling pin. Place a 9-inch baking pan over the dough and cut around the pan with a knife.
Place the rolled dough circle onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and poke the dough with a fork. Also, place the leftover dough scraps onto the baking sheet. Bake the cake layers/scraps in batches in a 350-degree-Fahrenheit oven for 10 minutes.
Once the cakes have cooled, start assembling your cake by spreading an even layer of the filling onto the first cake layer. Then sprinkle a small amount of chopped walnuts on top. Before adding the next cake layer, lightly spread a little filling on the bottom of the cake layer.
Repeat the layering process until the 8th layer. Then frost the outside of the cake with the remaining filling. Pulse the baked scraps in a food processor until they become fine crumbs. Then coat the sides and top of the cake with the finely pulsed cake crumbs.
### Recipe Tips
– Make sure you only mix just to incorporate the sour cream because otherwise you will lose the airiness in the filling.
– It’s important to poke the dough with a fork to allow steam to escape to keep the layers thin and flat.
– Spreading the filling on the bottom of the cake layers helps the layers stick together and the walnuts stay in place.
– This cake is best served the next day. After assembling, keep the cake in room temperature for at least 3 hours, then refrigerate.### FAQs
– **What is Spartak cake?**
– Spartak cake is a dessert made with multiple thin layers of cake separated by filling to make it moist and soft. It’s also known as honey cake because honey is often used to sweeten it.
– **How many days can a chocolate cake last?**
– This Chocolate Spartak Cake can last for about 5 days in the refrigerator. Because of the sour cream filling, it should not be stored at room temperature.### Serving Suggestions
This Chocolate Spartak Cake recipe is moist and chocolatey, with a nutty, tangy filling. It tastes delicious served with other cakes, cookies, chocolate treats, and coffee.### Make This Recipe in Advance
**Make ahead**: Go ahead and make this cake a day ahead of time. It tastes best after sitting for a little while. Store it in the fridge. You can also store the cake layers, wrapped in plastic wrap, until you’re ready to assemble.**Storing**: Store this Chocolate Spartak Cake in an airtight container or covered by plastic wrap in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
**Freeze**: You can freeze the cake layers wrapped tightly in plastic wrap and placed in a ziplock bag, but the filling should not be frozen as it won’t thaw well.# Tasty Chocolate Cakes!
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