Recipes · Bulgarian · Cakes
Garash Cake
One serving has 634 kcal and 10 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (80%), manganese (68%), phosphorus (45%), selenium (32%), vitamin A (31%) and magnesium (28%). Ready in 65 minutes.

- Preparation: 45 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (141 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, nut
Ingredients
- 20 g Flour, all-purpose
- 25 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 25 g Sugar
- 20 g Walnuts
- 20 g Butter, unsalted
- 20 g Chocolate, dark
- 10 g Cream, heavy
- 1 g Baking powder
Method
- Preheat the oven to 175°C (345°F). Whisk the egg with the sugar until pale and thick.
- Fold in the flour, baking powder and finely ground walnuts to make a thin batter.
- Spread thinly on a lined tray and bake for 8-10 minutes until just set; cool, then cut into a small layer.
- Melt the dark chocolate with the cream and butter together, stirring until glossy, to make the buttercream.
- Chill the chocolate mixture until spreadable, then beat until light.
- Spread the buttercream over the sponge layer.
- Chill for at least an hour before cutting a slice, so the layers set firm.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 634 kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 52.9 g | |
| Water | 31.6 mL | |
| Fiber | 4.1 g | 14% |
| Protein | 10.3 g | 21% |
| Tryptophan | 0.11 g | |
| Threonine | 0.33 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.39 g | |
| Leucine | 0.69 g | |
| Lysine | 0.38 g | |
| Methionine | 0.19 g | |
| Cystine | 0.16 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.44 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.29 g | |
| Valine | 0.48 g | |
| Histidine | 0.21 g | |
| Fat | 44 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 10.9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 11 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 8.8 g | |
| Saturated | 19.3 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.14 g | |
| Cholesterol | 148 mg | |
| Calcium | 136 mg | 14% |
| Copper | 0.72 mg | 80% |
| Iron | 4.5 mg | 25% |
| Magnesium | 86.1 mg | 28% |
| Manganese | 1.2 mg | 68% |
| Phosphorus | 312 mg | 45% |
| Potassium | 302 mg | 6% |
| Selenium | 17.4 µg | 32% |
| Sodium | 124 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.8 mg | 22% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.25 mg | 23% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.29 mg | 26% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.6 mg | 12% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.74 mg | 15% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.17 mg | 13% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 69 µg | 17% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.33 µg | 14% |
| Choline | 86.7 mg | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 219 µg | 31% |
| Vitamin C | 0.32 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 26.8 IU | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 1.1 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 3.9 µg | 4% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.7 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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