Shëndetlie, a bomb in calories but a very delicious super tasty dessert you can make for the holidays. I have tasted this dessert for the first time at my aunt’s home. Today I’ve decided to share the recipe with you too. I got the recipe from my aunt almost 20 years ago and I still treasure that piece of paper.
Since it is a traditional dessert, every family uses its own recipe, with their own twist in the recipe. I hope you’ll enjoy my aunt’s recipe as much as I do.
The secret for a fluffy Shëndetlie is not to over mix the ingredients.
[lt_recipe name=”Shëndetlije- my aunt’s delicious dessert” servings=”30 servings” prep_time=”10M” cook_time=”40M” total_time=”50M” difficulty=”Easy” print=”yes” image=”https://bakemydayhappy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/shendetlie.jpg” ingredients=”For the cake:;• 3 eggs;• 200gr sugar;• 3 tbsp. good quality honey;• ½ cup melted butter;• 450gr flour;• 1 tbsp. cocoa;• 1 package of baking powder (15gr);• 1 cup chopped walnuts;• 1 egg yolk for brushing the top;For the sugar syrup:;• 1 kg sugar;• 750 gr water;” ]Preheat the oven to 175˚C; Beat with a whisk the eggs, sugar, honey and melted butter; Add the dry ingredients and gently mix until combined. Add the walnuts and gently incorporate them; Put the batter in a round baking pan with a diameter of25 cm and brush the top with the egg yolk. Bake the cake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes. In the meantime make the syrup; Place the sugar and water in a pot and let it cook until reaches the boiling point. Turn off the heat and let it aside; Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool down a bit. Cut in a diamond shape and gently pour over the sugar syrup until fully incorporated; Serve preferably the next day when the shendetlie is properly cooled down and the syrup is totally incorporated.[/lt_recipe]
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