Prajitura Snickers (Snickers Cake)

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           Anul acesta de Paste, ca desert am facut  pe langa Choux à la crème Baileys si prajitura Snickers, singura prajitura pe care o fac la fiecare sarbatoare negresit caci e preferata sotului meu :) Cand il intreb de ce o vrea de fiecare data, imi spune ca e combinatia perfecta de blat cu crema caramel cu alune prajite din belsug, iar straturile de ciocolata o fac sa fie un desert ciocolatos super ultra mega gustos, foarte similara la gust cu ciocolata Snickers, de unde i se trage si numele :) Pana si mie imi place, eu care cum v-am mai spus, nu sunt fan ciocolata in prajituri, dar recunosc ca pentru mine crema de caramel face totul! Doar sa o incercati o data si va zic ca va deveni si preferata voastra :)
          Am auzit si vazut multe variante de prajitura Snickers, dar eu doar pe aceasta o fac de fiecare data, e perfecta! Imediat ce papilele gustative explora aroma dementiala, va zic ca uitati de toate de pe lumea aceasta  :))
Reteta o am de la mama unui amic de al nostru, este simplu de facut, doar sa respectati toti pasii...
          This year on Easter, for dessert I've made besides Choux à la crème Baileys, Snickers cake, the only cake that I make for all holidays, since it's my husband's favourite :) When I ask him why he wants it every time, he tells me that it has the perfect combination between lots of caramel with toasted peanuts and chocolate layers that makes this cake a delicious chocolate desert, very similar with Snickers chocolate, by which it was named :) Even I like it, I told you I'm not a fan of chocolate in desserts, but I have to admit that for me caramel does all the job here! Just wait until you try it once, and I'm telling you, it's going to be one of your favorites as well :)

          I've heard and seen many versions for Snickers cake, but I always make this one, it's just perfect! When you take a bite, your taste buds start to explore the amazing flavour and they make you forget about this world :)) I've got the recipe from the mother of one of our friends, it's very easy to make, you just have to follow the steps...

Ingrediente/Ingredients:

 Pt blat/For the cake:
  7 albusuri/7 egg whites
  7 linguri zahar/7 tablespoons sugar
  200 g nuca macinata/200 g ground walnuts
  4 linguri faina/4 tablespoons flour
  1 lingurita praf de copt/1 teaspoon baking powder

 Pt glazura 1/For glaze no1: 
  200 g ciocolata alba/200 g white chocolate
  2 linguri ulei/2 tablespoons with oil

Pt crema/For the caramel cream:
  10 linguri zahar/10 tablespoons sugar
  200 g unt/200 g butter
  7 galbenusuri/7 egg yolks
  200 g alune prajite (eu am pus arahide)/200 g hazelnuts (I've used peanuts)

Pt glazura 2/For glaze no 2:
  200 g ciocolata cu lapte (sau neagra)/200 g milk chocolate (or dark)
  2 linguri ulei/2 tablespoons with oil

Cum se face/How it's made:

Pt blat:  preincalzim cuptorul la 180 grade si tapetam o tava cu hartie de copt.
Separam albusurile de galbenusuri si batem albusurile spuma. Adaugam zaharul treptat si batem pana se topeste. Adaugam nuca macinata amestecata cu faina si cu praful de copt, si incorporam cu o lingura usor, fara a apasa compozitia.

We preheat the oven at 360 degrees and we prepare a baking pan with parchment paper.

We beat the egg whites with a mixer and we add the sugar one tablespoon at a time, until it's well mixed.

We add the ground walnuts mixed with flour and baking powder, folding it gently with a spoon into the batter.

Intindem bezeaua in tava tapetata si introducem in cuptor pentru aproximativ 20-25 minute (depinde de cuptor).

We place the batter in the baking pan and we place the pan in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes.

Cand blatul este usor rumenit, scoateti tava din cuptor si lasati-l sa se raceasca pe un gratar.

When the dough is golden brown we remove it from the oven and leave it to cool on a rack.

Pt glazura 1:
Intr-un vas pe aburi topim 200 g ciocolata alba cu 2 linguri ulei, amestecam bine si turnam peste blatul racit si o intindem frumos.

For glaze 1:

We melt the white chocolate by steam bath and we pour the chocolate on the cooled dough and we level it nicely. 

Dam la rece pana se intareste ciocolata total. (Eu o pun de obicei in congelator, sa se intareasca mai repede, daca nu respectati pasul acesta riscati ca ciocolata alba sa se amestece cu crema).

Intre timp ne ocupam de crema:

Intr-o craticioara caramelizam cele 10 linguri de zahar la foc mic.

We place the cake in the fridge (or freezer) until the chocolate is hard. 9i usually put it in the freezer, so it gets hard quickly).

For the caramel cream:

We place 10 tablespoons of sugar in a pot on low heat, until it's completely melted and caramelised.

 Cand zaharul e topit complet, adaugam untul, amestecam si lasam sa fiarba la foc mic, pana cand untul se amesteca cu zaharul topit.

We add the butter, we mix and we let it boil until it's all mixed very well.

Amestecam galbenusurile cu cele 2 linguri de zahar si le adaugam la crema de caramel impreuna cu alunele prajite.

We mix the egg yolks with the 2 tablespoons with sugar and we add them to the caramel with the peanuts.

Amestecam continuu si lasam sa fiarba pana cand crema incepe sa se ingroase. Ar trebui sa arate cam asa:

We stir continuously until the cream starts to thicken. It should look like this:

Dam la frigider pana cand crema e complet racita (eu o pun in congelator)
Cand e complet rece intindem crema peste blat. (daca crema nu e rece, va topi glazura alba)

We place the cream in the fridge (or freezer) and when it's completely cold, we place it on the cake. 

Dam la rece din nou prajitura, pentru ca crema sa se intareasca.
Pt glazura 2: topim ciocolata neagra cu 2 linguri de ulei pe aburi si o intindem peste crema de caramel.
We level it nicely and we place it back in the fridge, so it gets really thick. 
For glaze no 2: we melt the dark chocolate and we pour it on the cake (when the cake is really cold), leveling it nicely. 

Dam la rece pentru cel putin 4 ore. Servim cu multa multa pofta!!!

We place the cake back in the fridge for at least 4 hours. We serve with lots of appetite!

Alunele se pot inlocui cu migdale, nuca prajita sau fistic dupa gust. Va recomand sa cumparati ciocolata de calitate.
You can replace the peanuts with almonds, walnuts or pistachio if you prefer :) I recommend using quality chocolate.

Va zic ca nu va puteti opri din mancat :))
You just can't stop eating :))

Mai de aproape, yummylicious!!! Mi-e o pofta cand vad pozele din nou :)
Closer, yummy!!! I'm drooling when I see these pictures :)

Magic bars

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          Am aflat de aceasta prajitura cu mult timp in urma de la o amica si dupa ce am preparat-o am uitat de ea, caci trebuie sa recunosc ca nu sunt un fan ciocolata in prajituri :) am o reala problema cand vreau sa cumpar ceva de la un coffee shop pe aici prin Toronto, aproape toate prajiturelele au glazura de un fel sau altul, iar cand intreb de ceva fara zahar deasupra, deci "plain", se uita ciudat la mine :) cu o privire care zice "cum poti sa nu iubesti toppingul?" :))
         Ca sa revin la subiect, din cand in cand mai fac cate ceva cu ciocolata pentru sotul meu, sau ca mi se pune pata pe cine stie ce desert ce vreau sa il incerc. Magic bars sau Prajitura Magica, face parte din experimentele mele, si imi place tare mult caci e o combinatie foarte potrivita intre biscuite, cocos, nuci si ciocolata, similara cu batoanele Snickers. Se pastreaza foarte bine, si are un gust deosebit pentru cat de simplu se prepara. Reteta exacta (eu am modificat-o o idee) o vazusem la DiamondLovesCuisine care mi-a reamintit de ea, va sugerez sa ii vizitati blogul, este o fata extraordinara cu niste maini de aur!
           I found out about this recipe a long time ago from a friend of mine and after I made it myself, I totally forgot about it, since I have to admit I'm not really a huge fan of desserts that contain chocolate :) I have a real problem when I want to buy something from a coffee shop here in Toronto, almost all cookies have a glaze of some kind, and if I ask about something "plain", without any sugar on top, I get a funny look that says "How can you not love toppings?" :))

          Getting back to the point, from time to time, I do make chocolate desserts for my husband, or because I really wanna try some new recipe. Magic Bars are one of my experiments which I enjoy since it has a very good combination between crackers, coconut, nuts and chocolate, similar to Snickers. It's very tasty and lasts for days. I saw the exact recipe at DiamondLovesCuisine, who reminded me of Magic Bars, I really recommend her amazing blog, she's a lovely girl with golden hands!

Ingrediente/Ingredients:

 Pt  1 tava 23x23/ For 23/23 pan size:

   120 g unt/120 g butter
   150 g biscuiti (eu am avut cu miere)/150 g graham crumbs
   100 g cocos/100 g coconut flakes
   150 g ciocolata fulgi/150 g chocolate chips
   100 g nuci/100 g walnuts
   400 ml lapte condensat/400 ml condensed milk



Cum se face/How it's made:


Atentie! Nu apasati sau amestecati straturile, doar presaram un strat peste altul si introducem in cuptor.
Topim untul la microunde si il turnam in tava.

Attention! We do not press the layers, or mix anything, just make layers and place in the oven.

We first melt the butter and we pour it in the pan.

Zdrobim bine biscuitii si ii presaram peste unt intr-un strat uniform, fara sa apasam.

On the melted butter, we place the cracker crumbs evenly.

Peste biscuiti presaram fulgii de cocos cat mai uniform.

We add the coconut on top evenly.

 Peste cocos punem ciocolata fulgi, eu am cumparat bobite mici de ciocolata, dar puteti sa  taiati bucatele ciocolata daca preferati (nu va recomand sa razuiti ciocolata)

We place the chocolate chips evenly, you can chop some chocolate if you like.

Peste ciocolata intindem in start uniform nuca taiata bucati mici.(puteti inlocui cu alune de padure sau migdale)

We add the chopped walnuts on top of the chocolate chips evenly.(you can replace the walnuts with hazelnuts or almond)

Peste nuca, intindem in start cat mai uniform laptele condensat (eu am avut conserva de 300 ml, aici asa sunt toate, si a iesit mai uscata putin prajitura, va recomand sa puneti 400 ml!)

We pour condensed milk all over the pan (I suggest you use 400 ml condensed milk, I only had 300 ml, and it was a little bit dry)

Introducem tava in cuptorul preincalzit la 180 grade timp de 20-25 minute, pana incepe sa se rumeneasca putin; la mine a stat o idee cam mult.

We place the pan in the preheated oven at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes, until it starts to golden brown a little; mine stayed in the oven a little bit more than it had to.

Lasati sa se raceasca complet si taiati dupa preferinta. Eu am pus tava putin in frigider, ca sa se taie mai bine.
O puteti pastra in frigider pentru mai multe zile, dupa o zi parca e si mai buna!

We remove the pan from the oven and let it cool off. We can place it in the fridge a little so it's easier to slice.

We slice it as we please. You can keep it in the fridge for days, because it gets better with each day, if it resists that long :))

Foarte simplu de facut iar daca aveti copii, cu siguranta va disparea repejor din farfurii :) Bon appetit!

It's very easy to make and  if you have children the bars will disappear in no time :)) Bon appetit!

Sper sa va placa! Bon appetit!
Hope you enjoy!