Romanian Tomato Paste Cake (Prajitura cu Bulion)

We have selected two delicious options for you: white coconut pastry cream or the cream with Turkish delight. Our favorite is the white pastry cream.

For the layers:

• 12 tbsp oil
• 6 tbsp powdered sugar
• 12 tbsp tomato juice
• 1 tsp ammonium
• 450 gr flour content
• salt

Cream with Turkish Delight:

• 700 gr Turkish Delight
• 2 lemons
• 1 pack butter 82% fat

White Pastry Cream:

• 1 l milk
• 5 tbsp sugar
• 250 gr butter 82% fat
• 100 gr coconut
• 200 gr semolina
• 400 gr apricot jam

Instructions

How to Make the Romanian Tomato Juice Cake:

• For the layers, mix the sugar, the oil and the tomato juice until you get a frothy cream, then add the flour mixed with the salt.
• When you have an elastic dough, cut it into four equal pieces and roll each piece out. Put it on the back of a baking tray powdered with flour. Bake for about 7 minutes in an oven preheated to 180 °C (356 ℉).

How to Make Cream with Turkish Delight:

• Mash together the Turkish Delight and the 2 lemons.
• Mix the foamed butter with the Turkish Delight and the lemon.
• Cover the four layers with the prepared cream and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

How to Make Pumpkin Filling:

• Peel the pumpkin, grate it and cook it well, adding sugar, vanilla and cinnamon to taste.
• Leave to cool, then spread the pumpkin filling over the layers, powder the cake and leave to cool.

How to Make White Pastry Cream:

• Mix the milk and sugar, bring to the boil, and add the lemon peel.
• When it reaches boiling point, add the semolina, stirring constantly.
• After boiling, while the cream is warm, add the butter and the lemon juice and mix.
• When it cools down completely, add the coconut and mix well.

How to Do the Assembling and Filling:

• Put the first layer in a tray and cover with 1/2 of the cream.
• Next, add the second layer and spread with the jam.
• Continue with the next layer, the rest of the cream, and the final sheet.
• Put the cake in the fridge and leave overnight. Next day, slice it and serve.