The original cake recipe contains key ingredients such as agar-agar and condensed milk, but at that time Soviet housewives didn’t know this, and they tried to recreate ptichye moloko on their own.

Caramel sauce is notoriously tricky to make - you can't walk away for a moment, or it might burn. Avoid the pressure by using sweetened condensed milk.

It’s packed full of walnuts and condensed milk, has four layers with cream, and is glazed with red icing. It’s served everywhere in the Russian capital. 7. Muraveynik (Anthill) The Muraveynik ...

Multinational dairy company Moloko Holdings is to start production and distribution of Russia's first organic milk in the Ulyanovsk province.

Ptichye Moloko Also known as bird's milk cake, this thick slice of marshmallow and sponge is covered in chocolate.