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Roman walnut cake, coffee-flavored butter cream

Roman walnut cake, coffee-flavored butter cream

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A Romanian cake: a light biscuit made with ground walnuts, layered with whipped egg whites, and topped with a coffee-flavored butter cream and toasted wal…

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Recipe from AnaMaria20, Strainu, Bourge, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This traditional Romanian dessert, made in the home kitchen, almost doesn’t require flour: the ground walnuts form the base of the biscuit. The coffee-flavored butter cream is then spread over the cold cake.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total2 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$11.59 $0.97 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 12, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

12 people

Cookie

  • $2.09
  • $0.16
  • $3.08
  • $0.06
  • $0.09
  • $0.37
  • $1.11

Cream

  • $1.85
  • $0.57
  • $0.04
  • $1.43
  • $0.70
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 9 of 13 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C, and grease and flour the baking pan.
  2. Separate the egg whites from the yolks and whip the whites until stiff peaks form. ≈ 10 min
  3. Gradually add the sugar, then the egg yolks, ground walnuts, and flour. ≈ 3 min
  4. Finally, add the yeast, which has been moistened with a few drops of lemon juice. ≈ 4 min
  5. Pour: Pour, then bake for about 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  6. Allow to cool completely.
  7. For the cream, whip the butter with the powdered sugar and vanilla sugar, then add the toasted walnuts, egg yolks, and soluble coffee.
  8. Spread the cream evenly over the cooled biscuit and then sprinkle chocolate shavings on top.

The bill

Roman walnut cake, coffee-flavored butter cream

  • 6 eggs$2.09
  • 140 g of sugar$0.16
  • 140 g of ground walnuts$3.08
  • 3 tablespoons of flour$0.06
  • 1 package of baking powder$0.09
  • a few drops of lemon juice$0.37
  • butter and flour for the mold$1.11
  • 200 g of softened butter$1.85
  • 150 g of powdered sugar$0.57
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar$0.04
  • 60 to 70 grams of walnuts, roasted and chopped$1.43
  • 2 egg yolks$0.70
  • 2 tablespoons of instant coffee$0.04

Total$11.59

that's $0.97 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 6 eggs
  • 140 g of sugar
  • 140 g of ground walnuts
  • 3 tablespoons of flour
  • 1 package of baking powder
  • a few drops of lemon juice
  • butter and flour for the mold
  • 200 g of softened butter
  • 150 g of powdered sugar
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar
  • 60 to 70 grams of walnuts, roasted and chopped
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 2 tablespoons of instant coffee
  • grated chocolate

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