Napoleon Cake

Name: Napoleon Cake
Total time: 2880 min
Ingredients: 4 1/2 cups all purpose flour (plus another 1/2 cup or so for dusting the counter when rolling out the cake layers); 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3 1/2 sticks butter (cold) (total: 14 oz); 3/4 cup chilled water; 1 Tablespoon distilled white vinegar; 2 Tablespoons vodka; 2 eggs (beaten); 5 cups milk; 10 egg yolks; 3/4-1 cup granulated sugar; 6 Tablespoons cornstarch; 12 oz butter (room temperature); 3/4 cups powdered sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups heavy cream

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Napoleon Cake is a classic Russian cakes, made of very thin and flaky puff pastry cake layers and a smooth, rich and luscious pastry cream in between the layers.

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Ingredients

4 1/2 cups all purpose flour (plus another 1/2 cup or so for dusting the counter when rolling out the cake layers)
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 1/2 sticks butter (cold) (total: 14 oz)
3/4 cup chilled water
1 Tablespoon distilled white vinegar
2 Tablespoons vodka
2 eggs (beaten)
5 cups milk
10 egg yolks
3/4-1 cup granulated sugar
6 Tablespoons cornstarch
12 oz butter (room temperature)
3/4 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups heavy cream