New Year's Napoleon cake - classic and snack

by tessy Published 11/11/2018 Updated 10/22/2020

New Year's Napoleon and how to decorate a Napoleon cake for the New Year is the main topic of this post. To begin with, it must be said that today Napoleon cake recipes can be divided into two groups: dessert (classic puff cake with sweet custard) and puff pastry snack cake with unsweetened filling. As you know, you can cook puff pastry for Napoleon according to countless recipes, some of which can be found on our website, or you can cook it at home or just buy ready-made. Moreover, most often, the same dough is suitable for both a traditionally sweet cake and a snack version of a treat. Therefore, here I will not waste your time considering the preparation of the dough (step-by-step recipes with photos of its correct preparation are discussed in detail in other posts at the link above), but I will immediately move on to an overview of the New Year's decoration and decor of the world famous cake.

New Year's cake Napoleon classic - with custard

I wanted to do without recipes, but when preparing the material I found video recipes that I liked so much, which I can’t help giving here. 🙂

And so, Napoleon's first recipe is a classic cake in a chic design - in the form of a rose or a cone. You can choose which of the two variants of the name you prefer. 🙂

The next, not quite traditional, but sweet homemade New Year's Napoleon has coconut flakes in its composition and, probably, because of this, the double name is Napoleon-Raffaello.

As you can see from previous videos, Christmas cake decoration is quite simple, just add decor elements that match the holiday. You can decorate your favorite homemade Napoleon with icing snowflakes and figurines of Santa Claus, Snow Maiden, snowman or other details made from fondant, chocolate or dried protein cream. You can make cones, Christmas trees or any other New Year's figurines from shortbread or gingerbread dough. One of these options for the New Year's decoration of Napoleon, see the video.

Other new original and interesting ideas - how to decorate a Napoleon cake for the New Year, see the photo gallery.

Snack cake Napoleon New Year's

Unsweetened Napoleon can be prepared with one or different fillings of meat, mushrooms, chicken, fish, seafood and/or vegetables that combine to taste. To make puff cakes soft and the cake juicy, the selected minced meat is mixed with various mayonnaises or other unsweetened and savory sauces. If you want the cakes to remain crispy, then use less sauces.

The first video recipe is a snack Napoleon with chicken and mushrooms. This is more of a pie than a cake, because, after shaping, it is still baked for 10-15 minutes in the oven. And, although the dish is intended for a hot appetizer, it is also very tasty when cold. Try cooking!

The next appetizer cake is made of puff pastry with fish filling and is intended for cold appetizers. Well-chosen appetizing and bright layers of filling make the dish not only tasty, but also very beautiful.

And this gourmet diner Napoleon with cream cheese and pieces of red fish. The decoration is applied on top with caviar sauce, which can be bought inexpensively in any supermarket. The design is very simple, but immediately attracts attention on any festive table and corresponds to the New Year. As for me, it is simple, but very tasty and beautiful.

And the last video recipe that I want to give here is not so much the colorful layers, but the design, which is important for us in this post. The author of the video recipe shows how easy and simple it is to make such a spectacular and original decor from greens, sausage and cheese at home.

The following photo gallery contains ideas on how to decorate a Napoleon cake for the New Year in a snack version. There is nothing special to write here - you just need to look. From the photo, each hostess will guess for herself what and how to do.

Well, that's all that I actually wanted to share here, revealing the topic of New Year's Napoleon cake - a classic dessert and snack option. I hope that you have found something interesting and useful for yourself that has awakened inspiration and imagination in you. Throw your photo ideas about the decoration and decoration of Napoleon for the New Year here in the comments. Let them serve as an inspiring start for our readers and female readers. Happy New Year!