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Vinatarta Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Cakes

1.5 cups Sugar

1 cup Butter or Shortening

3 Eggs

1/2 cup Milk

1 tsp Cardamom [ground]

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

3 tsp Baking Powder

5 cups Flour

Filling

2 lbs Prunes

1 cup Sugar

1 tsp Cardamom

3 oz Rum

Icing

2 cups Powdered Sugar

1 tsp Almond Extract

2 tbsp Water
Directions:
Directions:

Cakes

1. Combine the flour and baking powder and whisk until homogeneous

2. Cream the sugar and butter in a mixer

3. Add the eggs and beat until a creamy texture is achieved

4. Slow the mixer to the lowest setting and add the vanilla and cardamom

5. Alternately add the milk and the flour until a cookie-dough consistency is achieved

6. Roll the dough into thin sheets and cut into desired shape for the finished cake.

Make 5-7 layers per cake
This recipe will make 15-18 discs with 8 inch diameter
Use a salad plate as a template and a scalloped pasta/pastry wheel for a decorative edge
Cut and bake on parchment paper for easy transport and less breakage
7. Bake on a sheet pan, just until set (only a few minutes) at 375F

8. Remove from parchment and allow to cool on a wire rack

Filling

1. Place prunes in a stock pot and just cover with water. Boil until soft.

2. In a food processor or food mill, combine the prunes, sugar, cardamom, and rum. Blend into a spreadable paste

3. Portion the filling equally between the layers

Icing

1. In a mixer add the powdered sugar.

2. Add the almond extract

3. Add the water slowly. Stop when the icing is thick and pours slowly.

4. Ice only the top of the cakes (pour only, do not spread)
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
All I remember is the smell of boiling prunes. Not the most pleasant smell memory.
Me, Personally, not a go to but, lots of people love it. Enjoy!

 

 

 

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