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Torta Dulce (Sweet Cake)

Turta Dulce
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Torta dulce is a Romanian Vegetarian dessert, that is made with humble ingredients and packs a ton of flavor through the burnt caramel.

Ingredients

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USE A COFFEE/TEA MUG FOR THIS MEASUREMENT

  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 kg flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoon fine chopped walnuts
  • 100 g raisins

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 200 C or 390 F
  2. In a pot add your sugar and don’t leave your eyes off it. No need to stir the sugar. The sugar will rapidly turn golden/dark brown. Once it reaches dark brown reduce your heat to a minimum. Carefully add your water into it. (There will me a lot of steam/smoke, that is very normal) stir until the caramel is dissolved and let it cool of completely.
  3. Add this stage I like to put some cold water in the sink and set my pot with with my caramel in it to cool down quicker. Add your raisins in to soak up some of the nice flavor.
  4. In a tiny cup add your baking soda and vinegar together. Pour it in a bowl and add your oil to it.
  5. Add your cooled caramel to it and finally add your flour. Mix it all up and line your baking tray with parchment paper. Pour your batter into a deep baking tray 35 x 25 cm or 14 x 10 inch.
  6. Bake at 200 C or 390 F for 30 minutes.

Find it online: https://thesavourypineapple.com/torta-dulce/