Baba Neagră
'The black baba': a mysterious, almost-black caramelised cake of semolina or flour, oil and baking soda, dense and glossy — Moldova's most distinctive dessert. Ingredients: flour or semolina, sugar, oil, eggs, kefir or milk, baking soda, vanilla, rum (optional), icing sugar.
What it is
'The black baba': a mysterious, almost-black caramelised cake of semolina or flour, oil and baking soda, dense and glossy — Moldova's most distinctive dessert. Ingredients: flour or semolina, sugar, oil, eggs, kefir or milk, baking soda, vanilla, rum (optional), icing sugar. Recipe: 1) Beat eggs and sugar; add oil and kefir. 2) Mix in flour and soda — the batter darkens as it rests (the soda-sugar alchemy). 3) Pour into a deep dish. 4) Bake low and long until nearly black and set. Serve: in small slices with coffee; its dark gloss is the point. Flavor: caramel-deep, bittersweet, fudgy. History: baba neagră comes from the north of Moldova, where the 'black granny' cake's dramatic colour is achieved without a drop of cocoa. See also: Plăcinte, Zeamă.
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