Sweet Sunday- Easy Sour Cherry Sponge Cake Recipe ( Chec/ prajitura de visine- cea mai simpla reteta)

I had some frozen fruits in my freezer so I thought I would use them until fresh fruits arrive at the market. I started with the sour cherries.

This recipe is so simple and with guaranteed results. It has 3 ingredients and one rule. Beware, this will involve math: you will need n eggs + n tbsp of flour + nx2 tbsp of sugar (and the cherries, duh!).

For example, I used 4 eggs + 4 tbsp of flour + 8 tbsp of sugar. You don't even need baking powder.

Separate the eggs, beat the yolks with 4 tbsp of sugar and then gradually add the flour. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites with the other 4 tbsp of sugar until light, fluffy and stiff. It's better to beat the egg whites on their own and when you're almost done, add the sugar. This will make it easier to beat them well.

Carefully and only using a spatula, incorporate the egg whites in the mixture.  The secret is air. You don't want to beat them when you mix them, or you will lose the light and fluffy texture. Place your dough in a parchment paper lined tray and add the cherries on top. I baked it in a bread tray.

RO: Am mai avut niste fructe de anul trecut prin congelator si am zis sa le folosesc pana nu apar cele proaspete in piata. Am inceput cu visinele. Ca reteta, mai simplu de atat nu se poate. Are 3 ingrediente si putina matematica: cate oua doresti + tot atatea linguri faina + dublu linguri zahar (si visine). Eu am folosit pentru o forma mica de chec 4 oua, 4 lg faina, 8 lg zahar. Separam ouale, batem galbenusul cu jumatate dinzahar si treptat adaugam faina. Intr-un bol separata, batem albusurile cu celelalte 4 lg zahar pana se fac spuma. Mai usor, mai intai batem albusurile pana aproape se intaresc de tot si la final adaugam incet zaharul. Puneti aluatul intr-o tava cu hartie de copt, adaugati ciresele deasupra si coaceti pana cand scobitoarea iese curata.

Enjoy!

Drunken Plum Cake

This is a big hit in our home and with our friends. It's just so surprising. I made it 4 times in a couple of months because everybody love it and it is simple.

I found the recipe on the Good Food site, but i couldn't find the exact link, so i will post the recipe as i wrote it on a piece of paper.

You will need:
140 g dried plums no seeds
4 tbsp amaretto (the original recipe requires marsala)
150 g butter
2 tbsp cocoa
140 g dark chocolate (70%)
100 g fine sugar
50 g muscovado sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
100 g almond powder
1 tbsp flour

The plums are heated in amretto where they will soak for an hour. Then, they are finely chopped.

Butter and flour with cocoa a cake tin and preheat the oven.

Melt the chocolate and butter in bain-marie, add the plums.

Beat 2 eggs and 2 egg yolks  with the sugar until it doubles in volume. Add  the chocolate, vanilla, almond powder, flour and cocoa. Mix them well.

Beat the other 2 egg whites and slowly add them to the mixture.

Put the final mixture in the cake tin, leave in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until you start to see cracks forming on the surface.

You can try your own versions with, let's say Port ( fancier verion of Marsala ) but I just like the almond and Amaretto combo.

Make sure you let it cool down completely. Is even better the next day. On the inside, it has an amazing fudge-like, sticky consistency.

Prajitura beata cu prune

Ce veti vedea mai jos este un mare succes la noi in casa, este pur si simplu foarte surprinzator. Deja am facut reteta de 4 ori in nici 2 luni pentru ca toata lumea o iubeste si e foarte simpla.

Am gasit reteta la un moment dat pe site-ul Good Food, dar nu am mai gasit linkul exact, asa ca o sa o scriu mai jos exact asa cum am scris-o eu pe o foaie de hartie.

Aveti nevoie de:

140 g prune uscate fara samburi

4 lg Amaretto (original Marsala)

150 g unt

2 lg cacao

140 g ciocolata neagra (70%)

100g zahar fin

50 g zahar muscovado

4 oua

1 lgita extract vanilie

100 g pudra migdale

1 lg faina

Mai intai, prunele se incalzesc in Amaretto si se lasa la inmuiat o ora. Apoi, se toaca marunt.

Ungeti o tava de tort cu unt si pudrati-o cu faina. Topiti ciocolata si untul la bain-marie, apoi adaugati prunele. Bateti 2 oua si 2 galbenusuri cu zaharul pana isi dubleaza volumul. Adaugati apoi ciocolata, vanilia, pudra de migdale, faina si cacao. Amestecati bine toate ingredientele.

Bateti si cele 2 albusuri ramase si incorporati-le usor in amestec. Plasati amestecul intreg in forma de tort, coaceti in cuptor pentru 20-25 minute sau pana incep sa se formeze crapaturi la suprafata prajiturii. Puteti de asemenea incerca propriile variante, cu Porto de exemplu, dar mie imi place combinatia de Amaretto si migdale. Asigurati-va ca s-a racit complet. E chiar mai buna a doua zi. In interior are o consistenta lipicioasa.

Enjoy! xoxo