Making Maltese Traditional Carnival Cake 🎂 Prinjolata 🎂

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: pumpkin seeds

Sunflower seeds are more affordable and provide a similar crunch.

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Coconut cream is dairy-free and adds a tropical flavor.

maraschino cherries

🥗Healthier: fresh cherries

💰Cheaper: canned cherries

Fresh cherries are healthier and can be used when in season.

sponge cake

🥗Healthier: angel food cake

💰Cheaper: pound cake

Angel food cake reduces calories while pound cake is often more affordable.

Bake a sponge cake.

Break sponge cake into a mixing bowl and add whiskey.

Add blace cherry chocolate chips.

Roast and crush pine nuts and add them to the mix.

In a mixing bowl, mix butter and icing sugar and add them to the sponge mix.

Start to form a dome by hand, cover in foil, and refrigerate for an hour and a half.

Whip some cream.

Cover the cake with whipping cream.

Decorate with glazed cherries and almonds.

Melt chocolate and drizzle all over.

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