Russian desserts

My oldest son, who just cannot imagine his life in General, and every day in particular without  sweets, recently addicted to chocolate pasta. But when I took a jar of this delicacy from a reputable manufacturer, and to my horror I read a composition, I inadvertently scared: as this is the simplest dish for which you need only four components, but it has the list of ingredients, many of which I just cannot utter. Nightmare. But, today we will make chocolate spread ourself, the more that it is not only simple, but will require quite a bit of time.

To be honest, when I came across the recipe for this simple chocolate cake (I only later learned that the correct name is chocolate Kuchen), I immediately went to cook. Especially because in the recipe and was specified: prepare and bake it in the evening and until morning it would be soaked and cool. And since the clock was not yet late in the evening, I went to the kitchen baking my first chocolate Kuchen. Since then, it has become a tradition: cook it in the evening and is served in the morning for Breakfast.

Russian apple cake (or cupcake with fresh apples, who gives the name more like it), I've never dared to cook. And the reason for this "food fear" is easily explained: probably will not work, and what comes out is neither feeding nor there, anyone just do not want to eat it.
But one day a colleague of mine, found out about it, just burst out laughing. And, not waste time, immediately offered to make this Russian apple cake. And all my excuses that it is long, difficult, and is made from a high of ingredients, just silently went to the kitchen.

Almost all kinds of sweet fruit or berry jelly very fond of my wife. Especially strawberry jelly. And as shown by the reviews of my friends , she is not only in her tastes. And since the situations could be different, this jelly is so simple, but very tasty "toady".
But very few people preparing it themselves.