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This is a DELICIOUS Bird’s Milk Cake (ptichye moloko)! A whipped sour cream filling turns into a delicate mousse, creating a Jell-O-like cake known as the Bird’s Milk Cake. 

You may not even be a Bird’s Milk fan but wait until you try this one. My sister-in-law also commented “It tastes better than it looks” when she was eating some.  I tried this cake at a wedding, and the yummy taste of it got my attention! My aunt got this recipe from the lady that made these and am I glad she did! This cake is quite pleasant considering the “sour cream” ingredient. Did you know that sour cream doubles in amount when whipping? It did so for this cake. A delicious semi-sweet cake to enjoy with a cup of tea — Deliciousness!

 

Note: This recipe makes two 9-inch cakes so make them accordingly. 

Ingredients for Bird’s Milk Cake :
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 2/3 cup Cool Whip, divided
  • 1/2 cup boiling milk (or water) dissolved with 4 TBSP sugar
SOUR CREAM MOUSSE: 
  • 2 lbs Sour Cream (Daisy Brand)
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 (15 oz) can of condensed milk
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 4 packets of Knox Gelatine
  • 1 stick butter, unsalted
GANACHE:
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup heavy cream

 

Directions to make Bird’s Milk Cake:

1. TO MAKE CAKE: Beat eggs and sugar until pale and thick (10 minutes.) Whisk in flour moving one direction and pour into a greased and floured 9-inch cake pan. Then bake in a 350° oven until done. Cool the cake; then, slice in half and transfer layers to two 9″ spring-form pans. Evenly soak layers with the milk and sugar mixture. And spread a 1/3 cup of cool whip onto each cake layer. Then, set aside. (Layers will be thin.)

2. TO MAKE SOUR CREAM MOUSSE: Beat the sour cream and sugar for 15 minutes. After, add condensed milk and beat five more minutes. In a small saucepan whisk the Gelatine and milk until the mixture comes to a boil. Furthermore, add the butter and melt thoroughly, whisking non-stop. Remove from heat and slowly beat into the sour cream mixture beating for two more minutes (mixture will get runny.) Then, evenly Divide the mousse into the two prepared springform pans and refrigerate until firm (3-4 hours.)

TO MAKE GANACHE: Microwave cream until boiling. Pour over chocolate chips and allow to sit for a few minutes. After that, whisk until the ganache comes together and cools. In the end, evenly pour onto the two cakes and refrigerate until set.

Bird's Milk Cake Recipe (Ptichye Moloko)

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Chilling Time:: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 50 minutes
Servings: 32 slices
Author: Alyona Demyanchuk
This is one DELICIOUS Bird's Milk (ptichye moloko) CAKE! A whipped sour cream filling turns into a delicate mousse, creating a Jell-O like cake known as the Bird's Milk Cake.

Equipment

  • 2 springform pans
  • 1 9-inch cake pan (to bake sponge cake)
  • 1 hand mixer
  • 1 small saucepan

Ingredients

Cake:

  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 2/3 cup Cool Whip (divided)
  • 1/2 cup boiling milk (or water dissolved with 4 TBSP sugar)

Sour Cream Mousse:

  • 2 lbs Sour Cream Daisy Brand
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 15 oz sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 4 packets Knox Gelatine
  • 1 stick butter unsalted

Ganache:

  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup heavy cream

Instructions

  • TO MAKE CAKE: Beat eggs and sugar until pale and thick (10 minutes.) Whisk in flour moving in one direction and pour into a greased and floured 9-inch cake pan. Bake in a 350° oven until done. Cool cake; then, slice in half and transfer layers to two 9" springform pans. Evenly soak layers with the milk and sugar mixture. Spread a 1/3 cup of cool whip onto each cake layer. Set aside. (Layers will be thin.)
  • TO MAKE SOUR CREAM MOUSSE: Beat the sour cream and sugar for 15 minutes. Add condensed milk and beat five more minutes. In a small saucepan whisk the Gelatine and milk until mixture comes to a boil. Add the butter and melt thoroughly, whisking non-stop. Remove from heat and slowly beat into the sour cream mixture beating two more minutes (mixture will get runny.) Evenly Divide the mousse into the two prepared springform pans and refrigerate until firm (3-4 hours.)
  • TO MAKE GANACHE: Microwave cream until boiling. Pour over chocolate chips and allow to sit a few minutes. Whisk until ganache comes together and cool. Evenly pour onto the two cakes and refrigerate until set.

Notes

Servings: this recipe makes 2 cakes, each cake serving about 16 slices. 
  • You can skip the Cool Whip, the sourcream marshmallow filling will still adhere to the cake layers. 

Nutrition per serving

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 225kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 3gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 46mgSodium: 39mgPotassium: 145mgFiber: 1gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 362IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 89mgIron: 1mg

 

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45 comments

    • Stephanie Henry

    What can I substitute the sour cream with? I just can’t bring myself to eat it!

    • Natasha Bondar

    Hello! I only need to make one cake, I can divide mousse ingredient in half… but should I also divide sponge cake in half?

      • Alyona Demyanchuk

      Hi Natasha, you would halve the sponge cake recipe in half as well.

        • Natasha Bondar

        Can I bake directly in the springform pan since I’m making one cake?

          • Alyona Demyanchuk

          I would probably line it with foil when baking and then cool it.

    • Russ

    Can you make this early and freeze it till needed

      • Alyona Demyanchuk

      Hi, I wouldn’t freeze this cake it is like jello.

    • Molly

    I love this! I’ve made it a dozen times. How many calories I wonder?my family LOVES THIS!

      • Alyona Demyanchuk

      Hi Molly, I updated the nutrition calorie count.

    • Shruthi

    How long should the cake bake for? Until done means 5min? 10min?

      • Alyona Demyanchuk

      It’s a thin cake layer so it should be done quickly. The cake layer is done when a toothpick inserted comes out clean, perhaps 8-10 minutes?

      • Molly

      I’ve noticed it takes about 20-25 mins

    • Sabrina

    Hello! This recipe looks amazing but I wanted to know if I could use gelatins sheets instead? And if so, how many grams?

      • Alyona Demyanchuk

      Hi Sabrina, I use the packets.

      • Jenna

      Sabrina one packet of knox gelatin is 8 grams. Hope this helps!

    • Catherine

    This was a big hit with my book club! We just read “A Gentleman in Moscow” and it was the perfect dessert. Would I be able to freeze the second cake?

      • Alyona Demyanchuk

      Hi, you could try.

    • Aundria

    Can you cut the recipe in half and just make 1 cake

      • Alyona Demyanchuk

      Sure.

    • Mel

    Hi Alyona
    Seems like a fun and very delicious cake to make.
    As I don’t reside in the US I would need to subtitute the cool whip with something else, if you have any suggestions would love to know.
    Also you mention 4 pkts of gelatine… how many grams is one packet please?

    Mel

      • Alyona Demyanchuk

      Hi Mel, you can beat heavy cream with sugar to taste until thick for the cool whip. 4 packets of gelatine would equal 40 grams. Also, you can skip the cake and just make the mousse in cups.

    • Rebecca Oja

    Hi Alyona,
    The recipe looks/sounds delicious. Because this makes 2- 9” cakes, could I make one large cake, such as in a 9×13” pan?
    Thank you for sharing!
    Rebecca

      • Alyona Demyanchuk

      Hi Rebecca, depending on how thick you like your mousse to set you may need 2 (9×13) pans, but that would work too and you can completely omit the cake layers to make a mousse instead.

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