close
Jump to content

Amandine (dessert)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amandine
TypeLayer cake
CourseDessert
Place of originRomania
Region or stateCentral Europe, South-East Europe/Balkans
Main ingredientsCaramel/chocolate layers, chocolate with caramel and fondant cream

Amandine (Romanian: amandină) is a Romanian chocolate layered cake filled with chocolate, caramel and fondant cream. Almond cream is sometimes used.[1]

These cakes are among the most traditional "sweetshop" cakes in Romania. The original recipe has layers of chocolate sponge cake soaked in rum flavored caramel syrup. The cream filling is a combination of chocolate buttercream mixed with fondant. The assembled layers are glazed with a combination of fondant with chocolate and rum or rum essence, poured over the cake while still slightly liquid.[citation needed]

These cakes also have a traditional decoration on top with a little bit of the cream and a diamond-shaped piece of thin chocolate.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. 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.
  2. "Amandine | Traditional Chocolate Cake From Romania | TasteAtlas". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
[edit]