Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago

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Get the recipe for Romanian Crème Fraîche Cake (Lichiu) here: bit.ly/40XRg1W

The Best Recipe You’ve Never Heard of is...Romanian Crème Fraîche Cake! Or, lichiu, the best dessert Chris tried on his trip to Romania. Imagine a delicate, lightly-sweet cheesecake with the flavor of a mild lemon bar, atop a yeasted brioche-like dough.

This is yet another recipe inspired by one of our favorite cookbook authors Irina Georgescu, from her book “Tava.” She served as our culinary guide in Transylvania, which inspired Chris to write “All hail Romanian bakers!”
0:00 How to make Romanian creme fraiche cake (lichiu)

0:31 How to make the base layer of the Romanian creme fraiche cake

1:03 How much kitchen equipment do you really need?

1:29 How to make a parchment paper sling to get baked goods out of a pan

1:55 How to make the creme fraiche layer

2:30 What’s the best philosophy about cooking/baking?

2:59: How to whip egg whites

3:38 How to assemble the layers of a Romanian creme fraiche cake
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