Chocolate Vanilla and Walnut Cake (Tort de ciocolata, vanilie si nuci)

I just made this Chocolate Vanilla and Walnut cake last weekend and my family loved it. The recipe looks long but it’s pretty easy to make.

Ingredients

– Batter:

• 8 egg whites
• 10 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 5 tablespoons bread crumbs
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 cups chopped walnuts

– Frosting:

• 8 egg yolks
• 1 vanilla pudding pack (I prefer Dr. Oetker Vanilla Pudding )
• 1 cup of sugar
• 3 tablespoons corn starch
• 3 cups milk
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups chopped chocolate (room temperature)
• 1 cup margarine (at room temperature)
• 1 1/2 cups heavy whip

– More ingredients:

• 12 lady fingers (to be used between the layers of frosting)
• 1 cup cold milk to dip the lady fingers
• 3 cups heavy whip (to cover the cake and decorate)
• optional – fruit / sprinkles / cocoa powder to decorate the cake

Preparation:

• Preheat oven at 350 degrees F
• Butter two 9 Inch Round Cake Pans
• Beat the egg whites and 10 tbsp sugar until stiff (I use the KitchenAid electric mixer)
• Slowly add the oil while still mixing
• Fold in the bread crumbs and baking powder
• Divide the batter in the two 9 Inch Round Cake Pans and sprinkle the chopped walnuts on top
• Bake for about 40 minutes or until golden brawn
• Let it cool

• For the frosting beat the egg yolks with the cup of sugar, add the vanilla pudding powder, corn starch, vanilla extract, milk and mix until everything is combined
• Put everything in a pan and and place it on the stove on low heat (you need to keep stirring until it gets harder like a pudding)
• Remove from heat and let it cool
• Place the composition in the mixer and beat on medium speed, add the margarine and beat until everything is combined
• Turn the speed on high and gradually add the 1 1/2 cups of heavy whip, beat for about 3 minutes until smooth and creamy
• Place the chopped chocolate in a heat-proof bowl set over a pan with simmering water and stir until melted, then set aside. You can also use a Double Boiler to melt the chocolate
• Place one layer of cake (walnuts up) on a flat plate or Cake Stand
• Spread half of the vanilla frosting
• Add a layer of lady fingers dipped in cold milk
• Mix the rest of the frosting with the melted chocolate and spread over the lady fingers
• Add the second layer of cake (walnuts down)
• Put the cake on the fridge for few hour or over night
• Once it’s cool, whip the heavy cream and cover the cake
• You can decorate it with fruit or sprinkles
• Serve cold

• ENJOY!