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Prajitura cu nuci si marmelada (Cake with walnuts and marmelade)

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup lard or butter
  • 1 cup confectioner's sugar
  • 4 yolks
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • flour as needed
  • 2 ounces ground walnuts
  • 6 whipped egg whites
  • 1 cup sugar
  • marmelade

Directions

  1. Cream 1 cup of sugar with the butter or lard and 4 yolks, add sour cream, baking soda and vanilla, mix well, add flour and knead a medium soft dough.
  2. Roll a sheet the size of the baking pan, place in the pan and spread marmelade on it.
  3. Whip 6 egg whites, gradually add 1 cup sugar, then add the ground walnuts.
  4. Mix gently. Place this mixture on top of the dough with marmelade, smooth into a uniform layer and bake at medium heat to start with and then at higher heat.
  5. When done, cut into squares or rectangles.