Liver cake
Печёночный торт.jpg
TypeLayer cake
Main ingredients
Variations
  • Carrot
  • cream cheese
  • egg
  • garlic
  • herbs
  • onion
External images
image icon Liver cake topped with herbs[1]
image icon Liver cake topped with carrots[2]

Liver cake (Ukrainian: печінковий торт; Russian: торт печеночный) is a savoury layer cake found in the cuisines of Ukraine, Russia, and Hungary.[3][1] Chicken liver is often used so that the cake will taste light and tender, although beef or pork liver are also viable options.[4][3][2][1] The liver is mixed in the batter of the cake, rather than served as the filling of the cake.[4][5][lower-alpha 1] Cream cheese or mayonnaise is spread between the layers of liver.[3][1] Toppings may include carrots, grated eggs, herbs, or onions.[3][1]

The cake can be served during various family celebrations, including birthdays or holidays such as Maslenitsa, an Eastern Slavic holiday around the end of winter.[3][2]

Notes

  1. ↑ There are cakes other than liver cake in which liver is used but not mixed in the batter; one unusual version of medovik, a layered honey cake, uses chicken liver pâté between the layers of cake.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Печінковий торт - класичний домашній рецепт — УНІАН". www.unian.ua. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Курка в духовці: мінімум зусиль, максимум смаку - Смачно 24".
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "What does 'brutal food' taste like in Russia? Try a liver cake for real men (RECIPE) - Russia Beyond". www.rbth.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Печінковий торт з курячої печінки – покроковий рецепт". recepty.24tv.ua. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Торт печеночный - рецепт приготовления с фото и видео". food.obozrevatel.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Medovik: Russia's Famous and Mysterious Honey Cake - the Moscow Times".
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