Cake bushes according to GOST

8 servings

120 minutes

Bouche pastries according to GOST are a refined treat that embodies the traditions of the Soviet confectionery school. Delicate airy halves made from egg-white and yolk dough soaked in fragrant syrup melt in your mouth, revealing a subtle sweetness. The chocolate cream based on cocoa, liqueur, and butter gives a rich flavor with a slight bitterness. The finishing touch is the glaze made of dark chocolate that creates a crispy shell. These pastries will adorn any celebration and immerse you in an atmosphere of cozy tea drinking with nostalgic notes. Bouche is perfect for serving as a dessert or sweet treat with coffee, highlighting the harmony of flavors.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 358.9
• Proteins: 5.2g
• Fats: 21.4g
• Carbohydrates: 31.5g

Ingredients

• Wheat flour: 120 g
• Egg white: 116 g
• Condensed milk: 100 g
• Egg yolk: 1 pc
• Water: 10 ml
• Whiskey: 1 tsp
• Cocoa: 1 tbsp
• Sugar: 1 tbsp
• Boiling water: 1 tbsp
• Butter: 165 g
• Apple jam: 4 tbsp
• Orange liqueur: 5 tbsp
• Dark chocolate: 50 g

Cooking steps

1. Whip the egg whites into a stiff foam, gradually adding half of the sugar.

   Required ingredients:

   • Egg white: 116 g
   • Sugar: 1 tablespoon

2. Whisk the yolks with the remaining sugar until pale.

   Required ingredients:

   • Egg yolk: 1 piece
   • Sugar: 1 tablespoon

3. Mix the yolk and egg white parts with a spatula. Sift the flour with vanilla and mix.

   Required ingredients:

   • Wheat flour: 120 g
   • Cocoa: 1 tablespoon

4. Place the dough in a piping bag with or without a nozzle and squeeze out small rounds onto baking paper. Bake for 10-15 minutes. Remove and let sit for 10 minutes, then take off and pipe the next batch.

5. For the cream, mix the yolk with water, whiskey, and liqueur, and heat in a bain-marie until thickened, whisking. Cool down.

   Required ingredients:

   • Egg yolk: 1 piece
   • Water: 10 ml
   • Whiskey: 1 teaspoon

6. Beat the room temperature butter into a fluffy mass. Gradually add the yolks while continuing to beat. Sift the cocoa and beat again. Chill for exactly 5 minutes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Butter: 165 g
   • Egg yolk: 1 piece
   • Cocoa: 1 tablespoon

7. Heat chocolate and butter in a water bath. For the fruit filling, mix 4 tablespoons of homemade apple jam and 3 tablespoons of orange liqueur.

   Required ingredients:

   • Dark chocolate: 50 g
   • Butter: 165 g
   • Apple jam: 4 tablespoons
   • Orange liqueur: 5 tablespoon

8. For soaking, mix 2 tablespoons of orange liqueur with 1 teaspoon of sugar and 1 tablespoon of boiling water.

   Required ingredients:

   • Orange liqueur: 5 tablespoon
   • Sugar: 1 tablespoon
   • Boiling water: 1 tablespoon

9. Slightly soak one half with syrup. Spread a thin layer of apple puree, squeeze out some cream. Cover with the second half of the pastry. Chill.

   Required ingredients:

   • Orange liqueur: 5 tablespoon
   • Apple jam: 4 tablespoons
   • Butter: 165 g

10. Cover with chocolate glaze. Chill, decorate with flowers on top.

    Required ingredients:

    • Dark chocolate: 50 g