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Romanian Tomato Paste Cake (Prajitura cu Bulion)
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Romanian Tomato Paste Cake (Prajitura cu Bulion)

This is a popular traditional Romanian dessert which contains a special and rather surprising ingredient: tomato purée! 🍅 Between the cake layers there is a rich cream of coconut and lemon, and apricot or plum jam. After the layers have cooled completely, you can add the filling of your choice.

By the Technique desk · International · 3 min ·

We have selected two delicious options for you: white coconut pastry cream or the cream with Turkish delight. Our favorite is the white pastry cream.

For the layers:

  • 12 tbsp oil
  • 6 tbsp powdered sugar
  • 12 tbsp tomato juice
  • 1 tsp ammonium
  • 450 gr flour content
  • salt

Cream with Turkish Delight:

  • 700 gr Turkish Delight
  • 2 lemons
  • 1 pack butter 82% fat

White Pastry Cream:

  • 1 l milk
  • 5 tbsp sugar
  • 250 gr butter 82% fat
  • 100 gr coconut
  • 200 gr semolina
  • 400 gr apricot jam

Instructions

How to Make the Romanian Tomato Juice Cake:

  • For the layers, mix the sugar, the oil and the tomato juice until you get a frothy cream, then add the flour mixed with the salt.
  • When you have an elastic dough, cut it into four equal pieces and roll each piece out. Put it on the back of a baking tray powdered with flour. Bake for about 7 minutes in an oven preheated to 180 °C (356 ℉).

How to Make Cream with Turkish Delight:

  • Mash together the Turkish Delight and the 2 lemons.
  • Mix the foamed butter with the Turkish Delight and the lemon.
  • Cover the four layers with the prepared cream and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

How to Make Pumpkin Filling:

  • Peel the pumpkin, grate it and cook it well, adding sugar, vanilla and cinnamon to taste.
  • Leave to cool, then spread the pumpkin filling over the layers, powder the cake and leave to cool.

How to Make White Pastry Cream:

  • Mix the milk and sugar, bring to the boil, and add the lemon peel.
  • When it reaches boiling point, add the semolina, stirring constantly.
  • After boiling, while the cream is warm, add the butter and the lemon juice and mix.
  • When it cools down completely, add the coconut and mix well.

How to Do the Assembling and Filling:

  • Put the first layer in a tray and cover with 1/2 of the cream.
  • Next, add the second layer and spread with the jam.
  • Continue with the next layer, the rest of the cream, and the final sheet.
  • Put the cake in the fridge and leave overnight. Next day, slice it and serve.
Key facts
  • Who: Turkish Delight · Romanian · Romanian Tomato Paste Cake
  • Percentages: 82%
  • Figures: 82%

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