Recipes · Russian · Cakes
Leningradsky Cake
One serving has 526 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (58%), manganese (54%), phosphorus (38%), vitamin A (32%), selenium (25%) and riboflavin (23%). Ready in 65 minutes.
- Preparation: 45 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (120 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, nut
Ingredients
- 20 g Flour, all-purpose
- 20 g Butter, unsalted
- 25 g Sugar
- 15 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 20 g Walnuts
- 4 g Cocoa powder
- 15 g Cream, heavy
- 1 g Baking powder
Method
- Preheat the oven to 175°C (345°F). Rub half the butter into the flour and baking powder with half the sugar and the finely ground walnuts to make a shortbread-like dough.
- Press thinly into a small lined tin and bake for 12-15 minutes until golden; cool completely.
- Whisk the egg with the remaining sugar over a pan of simmering water until thick and pale, then cool.
- Beat in the remaining softened butter, cocoa and cream to make a smooth chocolate buttercream.
- Spread a layer of the buttercream over the cooled shortbread base.
- Chill for at least 1 hour until firm, then cut a neat slice and finish with a little extra buttercream on top.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 526 kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 46.1 g | |
| Water | 26.7 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.4 g | 11% |
| Protein | 8.4 g | 17% |
| Tryptophan | 0.11 g | |
| Threonine | 0.32 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.36 g | |
| Leucine | 0.64 g | |
| Lysine | 0.34 g | |
| Methionine | 0.16 g | |
| Cystine | 0.14 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.41 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.28 g | |
| Valine | 0.45 g | |
| Histidine | 0.2 g | |
| Fat | 36.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 8.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 10.7 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 8.5 g | |
| Saturated | 15.6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.19 g | |
| Cholesterol | 116 mg | |
| Calcium | 125 mg | 12% |
| Copper | 0.52 mg | 58% |
| Iron | 2.5 mg | 14% |
| Magnesium | 59.6 mg | 19% |
| Manganese | 0.98 mg | 54% |
| Phosphorus | 263 mg | 38% |
| Potassium | 211 mg | 4% |
| Selenium | 13.7 µg | 25% |
| Sodium | 108 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.3 mg | 16% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.24 mg | 22% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.25 mg | 23% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.5 mg | 11% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.54 mg | 11% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.15 mg | 12% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 65.7 µg | 16% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.19 µg | 8% |
| Choline | 58.7 mg | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 223 µg | 32% |
| Vitamin C | 0.35 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 21.8 IU | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 0.95 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 2.6 µg | 3% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.5 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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