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Joffre Layered Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Joffre Layered Cake

9 ingredients 7 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

565
Calories
16g
Protein
34g
Fat
42g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Rum 1/2 oz (15ml) 32

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 7 egg whites,
  • 10 oz/300 g confectioner's sugar;
  • Filling:
  • 10 oz/300 g chocolate,
  • 1/2 cup milk,
  • 10 oz/300 g butter,
  • 7 yolks,
  • 5 oz/150 g confectioner's sugar,
  • 1 tablespoon rum

Directions

1

Whip the egg whites with the sugar in a bowl placed in a larger one with boiling water.

2

From this mixture, bake 5 sheets in the cake pan which was previously lightly waxed.

3

Spread cream on the cold sheets, place one on top of the other and glaze with the same cream.

4

For the cream, melt the chocolate in milk, let bubble for a minute or two, then refrigerate.

5

In the meantime, beat the butter with the sugar, add the yolks, one by one, then gradually add the melted chocolate, mixing well, and the rum.

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Category:Romanian Recipes

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Category:Romanian Desserts

Recipe sourced from fandom

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