Napoleon is perhaps the most popular cake. The peculiarity of the cake is that not every custard is suitable for Napoleon. Therefore, you should always know a few recipes for a suitable cream in order to diversify a treat or cook from what is at hand.

Classic cream for Napoleon

To experiment with the preparation of original and diverse creams, you must first learn to cook a standard cream, which is used in all recipes.

We will need:

  • Milk - 1 L;
  • Sugar - 350 g;
  • Butter - 300 g;
  • Chicken eggs - 3 pcs.;
  • Flour - 3.5 tbsp. l .;
  • Vanilla sugar - a bag.

Step-by-step method of preparation:

We need a saucepan with a thick bottom with a volume of 1.5 - 2 liters.

  1. Sift the flour into the prepared container and add sugar, not forgetting about vanilla sugar.
  2. We drive in three chicken eggs and gently mix the mixture with a fork or a whisk, making sure that no lumps form.
  3. Pour milk into a cream in a thin stream while continuing to whisk. We should get a liquid, homogeneous cream.
  4. We put the cream to boil. Now - the most difficult thing is to continuously stir the cream so that it does not burn.
  5. Thus, keep the cream on low heat until the first air bubbles appear.
  6. As soon as the cream begins to boil, remove it from the heat and leave to cool.

As soon as the cream reaches room temperature, add softened butter to it. Due to this, the cream will become more delicate and shiny.

Little trick. If during cooking you did not manage to avoid lumps of flour, do not be discouraged, all is not lost.All you need is to wipe the mixture through a fine sieve, and you will get a uniform, gentle cream.

Various types of cream for "Napoleon"

"Napoleon" appeared in the distant Soviet times, when they cooked deliciously, but without exotic products. However, this does not limit our freedom of action with you, and if the dough is essentially the same, then the cream for Napoleon can be revived to your taste. Here are some options for making an unusual cream.

Cream with pears

In this recipe we will use corn starch, which will make the cream even more delicate and incredibly tasty, and a light note of rum will remind us of distant lands and fascinating adventures.

We take the following ingredients:

  • Milk - 1.5 cups;
  • Chicken yolks - 2 pcs.;
  • Sugar - 3-4 tbsp. l .;
  • Starch - 1 tbsp. l .;
  • Rum - 1 tbsp. l .;
  • Lemon zest - with half a lemon;
  • Pears - 2 pcs.;
  • Vanillin - 10 g;
  • Vegetable oil - for lubrication.

Prepare the cream in this way:

  1. We take our yolks, in them you need to add half of the prepared sugar and thoroughly beat the mass into lush light foam.
  2. Pour corn starch into the resulting foam (it is advisable to sift it before doing so to avoid lumps) and lemon zest.
  3. Dissolve the second half of sugar in milk with vanilla. We put the saucepan on low heat and, stirring constantly, heat the milk.
  4. We add the egg mixture to warm milk and, without ceasing to mix the cream, bring it to a boil.
  5. After the appearance of the first bubbles, remove the mass from the fire and let it cool slightly.
  6. Add rum to the warm cream and mix thoroughly.

Cream with boiled condensed milk

 

Condensed milk will saturate the cream with a dizzying milk taste. In general, any ingredients like marshmallows, marmalade and so on can be added to the cream. The main thing is not to lose this indescribable caramel-milk taste.

Tasty recipe: Napoleon cake in the pan

We take such products:

  • Milk - 0.5 L;
  • Condensed milk - a can;
  • Sugar - 3 tables. l .;
  • Butter - packaging;
  • Flour / starch - 5 tbsp. l

Cooking:

  1. Mix milk with flour with a blender until the lumps disappear.
  2. Add sugar and mix the mixture as well.
  3. We put the cream on low heat and, without ceasing to stir, cook for five minutes.
  4. Cool the cream.
  5. Add oil to the cold mixture. Make sure that the butter does not melt, this will prevent the whipping cream.
  6. Beat the mass. The output should be a snowy white cream.
  7. Now you need to pour condensed milk in a thin stream and thoroughly whip the cream.

Cream on yogurt and honey

To make the cream more fluid, thoroughly soak the cakes, as well as add a new flavor to the cake, you can add yogurt.

Let's try!

We will need:

  • Yogurt - 200 g;
  • Milk - 250 ml;
  • Chicken yolk - 1 pc.;
  • Honey - a tablespoon;
  • Additives (raspberries, strawberries, coconut) - to taste.

Cooking cream according to this recipe:

  1. Beat milk and yogurt with yolk and honey.
  2. We put the mixture on fire, mixing thoroughly.
  3. Bring the cream to a thickening, then remove from heat and let cool.
  4. If you want to make the cream more tender, add butter at your discretion.
  5. Pour additives. We also decorate the finished cake with the selected addition.

Cream for Napoleon with nuts

 

New execution of a familiar recipe. Be sure you will be surprised at the result.

We take such products:

  • Milk - 0.5 liters;
  • Sugar - 250 g;
  • Flour / Starch - 160 g;
  • Cream - 250 ml;
  • Chicken eggs - 2pcs.;
  • Vanillin - 1 tsp;
  • Walnuts - to taste.

We prepare the cream like this:

  1. We take a bowl, pour 200 g of milk there, add vanillin, sugar and starch.
  2. We beat in the eggs and beat thoroughly with a mixer until a lush mass is formed.
  3. The remaining milk is heated in a stewpan with a thick bottom.
  4. Into warm milk with a thin stream, constantly mixing, pour the previously prepared mixture with starch.
  5. Making sure that the mixture does not burn, we bring it to the consistency of thick sour cream.
  6. When the cream is ready, remove it from the heat and let it cool completely.
  7. Add cream to the cold mixture and beat thoroughly with a mixer.
  8. At the end, add chopped walnuts in a blender.

Delicate Curd Banana Cream

In general, such a cream needs to be done half as much, because it is unlikely to reach its "Napoleon" in its original quantity.

We use such products:

  • Milk - liter;
  • Sugar - 350 g;
  • Eggs - 4pcs.;
  • Vanillin - a teaspoon;
  • Flour - 5 tbsp. l .;
  • Butter - 200 g;
  • Cottage cheese - 400 g;
  • Banana - 1pc (you can do more, focus on your taste).

Stages of preparation:

  1. Break eggs into a saucepan with a thick bottom, pour sugar (leave 50 g on cottage cheese), pour vanilla and flour. Beat the resulting mixture with a mixer at medium speed.
  2. Pour in a thin stream of milk, whipping the cream along the way so that no lumps form.
  3. We put the mixture on a slow fire and without stopping stirring, bring the cream to the consistency of cream.
  4. When the mixture is ready, turn off the heat and let the cream cool.
  5. Add butter to the cream and whip the cream. As a result, we should get snow-white peaks.
  6. Grind the banana in a blender.
  7. Beat curd with a banana thoroughly with a blender.
  8. We apply the cream in this way, cake - custard - cottage cheese-banana mixture.

Sour cream

 

So gentle and melting in his mouth, he definitely will not leave anyone indifferent. A light sourness will drive any gourmet crazy.

Ingredients for our cream:

  • Sour cream - 250 ml;
  • Sugar - 250 g;
  • Lemon - 1 pc.;
  • Milk - 800 ml;
  • Vanillin - a bag;
  • Flour - 4 tbsp. l .;
  • Butter - a pack.

Step by step recipe:

  1. Take 250 g of milk and beat thoroughly with flour and 100 grams of sugar.
  2. Heat the remaining milk on a plate with sugar and vanilla.
  3. As soon as the milk begins to gurgle, stirring vigorously, pour the previously prepared mixture of milk and flour.
  4. Without stopping to stir, cook the cream for about five minutes.
  5. Set aside the cream to cool.
  6. Meanwhile, beat the butter to a lush and airy consistency.
  7. Add oil to the cooled cream.
  8. And the last stage - slowly, add a sour cream to the cream on a spoon, whisking everything with a mixer.

Chocolate cream

Indulge yourself and your loved ones with the incredibly delicious “Napoleon” with tender bitterness. Just divine pleasure.

For cooking, we need:

  • Eggs - 3 pcs.;
  • Dark chocolate - 100 g;
  • Sugar - 180 g;
  • Butter - packaging.

Before preparing the cream, soften the butter at room temperature.

  1. In a saucepan, put two yolks, an egg and sugar.
  2. Beat the mixture thoroughly.
  3. Add broken chocolate and butter.
  4. Simmer until boiling.
  5. Let the cream cool.
  6. Meanwhile, beat the whites with sugar until airy peaks.

We grease the cakes with chocolate cream and decorate the snow-white meringues on top of the cake.

Egg-free custard

 

Do you follow a vegetarian diet, or are there simply no eggs at hand, but how about you don’t want to go to the store? Then this recipe is for you.

Take:

  • Milk - liter;
  • Oil - 200 g;
  • Flour - 5-6 tbsp. l .;
  • Sugar - 1.5 tbsp .;
  • Vanillin - 10 g;
  • Additives to taste.

We prepare the cream like this:

  1. We mix milk with sugar and vanilla and put on a medium heat to bask.
  2. Meanwhile, in a saucepan with a thick bottom, melt the butter.
  3. Add the flour to the butter and fry it there until the milk is hot.
  4. When the milk with sugar is sufficiently heated, pour the saucepan with butter and flour from the fire and pour the milk into a thin stream.
  5. It will hiss a little, do not be alarmed and do not forget to stir, otherwise the cream will turn out with lumps.
  6. When the whole mixture becomes homogeneous, put the cream on the fire and cook it until thickened.
  7. In the finished cream, you can add a variety of flavors as desired.

Here is a short list of variations, which creams can be made for the valiant “Napoleon” so experiment and enjoy your meal!

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