Top 3 most popular cakes in the USSR that we still eat today

Before the early 1950s, people in the Soviet Union were not very fond of cakes. Firstly, it was not easy to buy them, and secondly, not everyone could afford to spend money on a large sweet dish.

But over time, the situation changed, and people began to enjoy this dessert. It was then that a real fashion for cakes began in the USSR, which were considered an indicator of wealth. To come to a house with a cake meant to show respect for the owners of the house. FoodOboz tells us what the most popular cakes were in the USSR and have remained with us to this day.

"Napoleon"

The name of this cake appeared in 1912, when there were celebrations to mark the centenary of the expulsion of the French from Moscow. At that time, this dessert was served in the form of triangular cakes in which people were supposed to see Napoleon Bonaparte's hat.

Nowadays, this cake has a square or rectangular shape. Interestingly, it is popular even in France, where it is prepared under the name "millefeuille", which means "1000 layers".

"Kyiv cake"

The appearance of Kyiv cake on store shelves caused a great stir. And no wonder, as it was the first dessert in the USSR to be made not only from one or two cakes and a large amount of overly sweet buttercream.

Of course, Kyiv cake also had cakes and cream, but the addition of nuts, meringue, and an interesting look did the trick, and the cake became the most popular in the former Soviet Union within a few months.

"Prague"

Interestingly, the name of this dessert did not come from the capital of the Czech Republic. The name was given to the cake by its author, who at the time worked in a restaurant of the same name. The cake consists of three chocolate layers soaked in cream and berry or fruit jam.

The top of the Prague cake was always covered with a thick layer of chocolate icing, on which inscriptions were applied with cream. It is worth knowing that this cake is a Soviet analogue of the world-famous Viennese "Sacher".