Snack · 120 min · russian

Bird Milk Cake

Sponge cake layer does the heavy lifting here, with sugar rounding it out. A Russian snack that takes 120 minutes, start to finish. It is weeknight cooking that still hits your targets — 6 grams of protein per serving. Naturally vegetarian, it scales cleanly if you are cooking for more than one.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 1 Sponge cake layer
• 1.5 cups Sugar
• 2 tbsp Gelatin
• 4 Egg whites
• 3/4 cup Butter
• 1/2 cup Condensed milk
• 7 oz Dark chocolate
• 1 tsp Vanilla

Steps

1. Bake a thin sponge in a springform and cool completely; this is the foundation.
2. Bloom the gelatin in cold water; heat sugar with a little water to a light syrup and dissolve the gelatin in it.
3. Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks, streaming in the hot syrup — the meringue should turn glossy and marshmallowy.
4. Beat in the softened butter, condensed milk, and vanilla; fold into the meringue for a cloud-light mousse.
5. Spread over the sponge and chill 4 hours until firmly set.
6. Pour over melted chocolate, chill 30 minutes more, and slice with a hot knife for clean layers.

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