Amandine (dessert)
Amandine (Romanian: amandină) is a Romanian chocolate layered cake filled with chocolate, caramel and fondant cream. Almond cream is sometimes used. As most Romanian cakes, they can be cut and served in 1-serving miniature cakes or as a big cake.
| Type | Layer cake |
|---|---|
| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | Romania |
| Region or state | Eastern Europe |
| Main ingredients | Caramel/chocolate layers, chocolate with caramel and fondant cream |
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.
These cakes also have a traditional decoration on top with a little bit of the cream and a diamond-shaped piece of thin chocolate.