Romanian Walnut Cake
This Romanian walnut cake surprises you at every bite. The soft, moist base melts in your mouth whilst the walnut loaded meringue gives the cake a perfect crunch. There's even an extra surprise in the middle!
Ingredients
For the sponge:
- 300 gr flour
- 150 gr butter
- 140 gr sugar
- 4 egg yolks
- 4 tbsp sour cream at least 18% fat
- 1 pack baking powder Dr Oetker
For the topping:
- 1/2 jar plum/strawberry jam
- 200 gr sugar
- 4 egg whites
- 2 tsp vanilla essence
- 200 gr walnuts finely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160 degrees.
- Cream the butter with the sugar in a food processor, then add the egg yolks. Mix the flour with the baking powder and add it to the food processor.
- Once you have combined them all together, you need to spread the dough into a rectangle tray. It will be a very sticky dough, so no worries, that is how it should look like.
- Next up, take your jam and carefully spread it across the cake dough.
- Mix the 4 egg whites until they form stiff peaks, then add the sugar and the vanilla essence until you get a meringue.
- Fold in the walnuts, with a lot of care, so you don’t break the meringue. Spread the walnut meringue over the jam.
- Bake the cake for 50-60 minutes. Check to see if the cake is done with a toothpick. If it comes out clean it is ready. Let the cake cool down before cutting it into squares and serving it.