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Bohemian Cake

Name: Bohemian Cake
Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 7 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Romanian
Ingredients: 6 egg whites (room temperature); a pinch of salt; 300 g sugar; 200 g finely ground walnuts; 1 tsp white vinegar or lemon juice; 1 tsp cornstarch; 100 ml water; 50 g sugar; 1 tbsp rum extract; 300 g dark chocolate (minimum 55% cocoa); 350 g full-fat butter (82%), room temperature; 150 g icing sugar, sifted; 3 egg yolks; 2 tbsp rum extract (or 3 tbsp dark rum); 50 ml heavy cream; 100 g dark chocolate for ganache or chocolate shavings; 50 ml heavy cream (for ganache); coarsely chopped walnuts or walnut halves for the outside

Tort Boema is an elegant and intensely flavoured dessert rooted in the Romanian patisserie tradition of Central European inspiration. It consists of crisp walnut meringue layers filled with a rich dark chocolate and butter cream, often perfumed with rum extract. The contrast between the crunchy meringue layers and the dense, silky chocolate cream makes it one of the most celebrated Romanian festive cakes.

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Servings

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Prep

75 min

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Cook

50 min

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Total

6–7 h (cu răcire și coacere foi) / 6–7 h (with baking and chilling)

🥘Ingredients

servings

Walnut meringue layers

Light syrup for meringue (optional, if layers are very dry)

Dark chocolate and rum buttercream

Decoration

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✅Dietary Compatibility

🥗Vegetarian🐟Pescatarian🌾Gluten-free💪High-protein

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Yield

1 cake 24 cm, approx. 12 slices

📦Storage

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Refrigerator

Store covered in the refrigerator for 4–5 days. The meringue layers soften slightly after the first day, but the cream stays firm.

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Freezer

Baked meringue layers (unassembled) can be frozen for up to 1 month, well wrapped. The assembled cake is not recommended for freezing.

🥗Nutrition Facts

Values per slice (approx. 120 g)

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Calories

460 kcal

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Protein

7 g

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Fat

32 g

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Carbohydrates

38 g

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Fiber

2 g

🍷Pairs Well With

🥂Espresso or Turkish coffee

🥂Chocolate liqueur or Amaretto

🥂Red dessert wine (sweet Merlot or Port)

🥂Dark rum, served on the side

💡Variations

Hazelnut Boema cake: replace the walnuts with toasted and ground hazelnuts for a deeper, more complex flavour

Mocha Boema cake: add 2 tsp instant coffee to the chocolate cream for a mocha note

Glazed Boema cake: instead of a cream finish, coat the entire cake with a glossy dark chocolate ganache