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Tender Layered Cake with Marmalade
Photo: David Holifield

Tender Layered Cake with Marmalade

9 ingredients 11 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

729
Calories
20g
Protein
21g
Fat
109g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 7 yolks,
  • 3/4 cup confectioner's sugar,
  • 3/4 oz/20 g ammonia powder,
  • 1/2 cup melted butter,
  • vanilla,
  • flour as needed to make dough,
  • marmelade to taste,
  • a few chopped walnuts or almonds,
  • 1 whole egg

Directions

1

Beat the sugar with the butter until foamy.

2

Add the yolks, one by one, ammonia powder, vanilla and flour at the end.

3

Knead a soft dough and let rest for 20 minutes.

4

Divide the dough in 3-4 equal parts and roll sheets about 1/2 inch thick.

5

Place one sheet in the baking pan, spread a layer of marmelade on top, place a second sheet over the marmelade and spread this one with marmelade too.

6

Do this with all sheets.

7

Do not top the last sheet with marmelade.

8

Instead, wash with a beaten egg and sprinkle with sliced walnuts or almonds.

9

Bake for 30 minutes at medium heat.

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Category:Romanian Recipes

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Category:Romanian Desserts

Recipe sourced from fandom

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