Amandine (dessert)

Amandine is a Romanian chocolate layered cake filled with chocolate with caramel and fondant cream. Almond cream is sometimes used.[1][2][3][4][5][6] As most Romanian cakes, they can be cut and served in 1-serving miniature cakes or as a big cake.[7]

Amandine
TypeLayered cake
CourseDessert
Place of originRomania
Region or stateRomania
Main ingredientsCaramel/chocolate layers, chocolate with caramel and fondant cream

These cakes 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.[8]

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "Chocolate Sponge Cake (Amandine)". Roxy's Kitchen. 2011-01-30. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  4. "Amandine – Claudia's Home Cooking". Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  5. "Amandina Cake – the original recipe". ImperialTransilvania. 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  6. "Amandine au chocolat | French Chocolate Cake with Almonds". Earthy Feast. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  7. world, Bettinna's (2013-01-12). "Amandine – chocolate cakes". Traditional Romanian Food. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  8. Ellie (14 February 2014). "Romanian Amandina Cake..." homecookinginmontana.blogspot.com.


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