Amandine (dessert)
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Type | Layered cake |
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Course | Dessert |
Place of origin | Romania |
Region or state | Romania |
Main ingredients | Caramel/chocolate layers, chocolate with caramel and fondant cream |
Amandine is a Romanian chocolate layered cake filled with chocolate with caramel and fondant cream. Almond cream is sometimes used.[1][2] As most Romanian cakes, they can be cut and served in 1-serving miniature cakes or as a big cake. They are among the most traditional "sweetshop" cakes in Romania. The original recipe has layers made out of a fine caramel syrup, flour, cocoa and egg-based dough with a dash of rum or rum essence. The layers are heavy with syrup that also has a dash of caramel and a dash of rum or rum essence. The cream between the layers is a combination of chocolate buttercream mixed with fondant. The setting of the cake is layer, cream, layer, cream, layer, glaze. The glaze is specific to this cake, and it is a combination of fondant with chocolate and rum or rum essence, poured over the cake while still slightly liquid. These cakes have also a traditional decoration on top with a little bit of the cream and a diamond-shaped piece of thin chocolate.[3]
References
- ↑ Bugheșiu, A. (2015). Trade Names in Contemporary Romanian Public Space. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-4438-8456-3. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
- ↑ Philpott, D. (2016). The World of Wine and Food: A Guide to Varieties, Tastes, History, and Pairings. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 314. ISBN 978-1-4422-6804-3. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
- ↑ Ellie (14 February 2014). "Romanian Amandina Cake..." homecookinginmontana.blogspot.com.