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Gâteau Nantais

Gâteau Nantais
This traditional cake from the French city of Nantes is deliciously moist, flavoured with almonds, vanilla and rum. For the finishing touch, the top is covered with boozy white icing.
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duree1 hour 30 min. difficultéEasy prix4.90 € pour combien1 cake ingredients10 Ingredients
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Last modified on: January 8th 2017
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Resting: 30 min.
Cooking: 35 min.
All in all: 1 hour 30 min.
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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 7 min.
Gâteau Nantais : Stage 1
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Put into a food-mixer bowl: 125 g butter cut into small pieces, 125 g caster sugar, 10 g vanilla sugar, 50 g flour, 100 g ground almonds, 3 tablespoons rum and 2 pinches salt.

Start mixing on slow speed.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 3 min.
Gâteau Nantais : Stage 2
Break 3 eggs into a jug or bowl and beat briefly with a fork.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 1 min.
Gâteau Nantais : Stage 3
Add the eggs to the mixture.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 4 min.
Gâteau Nantais : Stage 4
Continue beating until evenly mixed.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 3 min.
Gâteau Nantais : Stage 5
Spread the mixture in a non-stick cake tin or mould.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 35 min.
Gâteau Nantais : Stage 6
Bake for 30 or 40 minutes.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 2 min.
Gâteau Nantais : Stage 7
Turn out while hot and leave to cool on a wire rack
Stage 8
Gâteau Nantais : Stage 8
Prepare the icing by mixing 100 g icing sugar with about 1 tablespoon rum (you may well need to vary the amount of rum).

Pour the icing on top of the cake.
Stage 9 - ⌛ 3 min.
Gâteau Nantais : Stage 9
Spread the icing with a palette-knife.
Stage 10 - ⌛ 30 min.
Gâteau Nantais : Stage 10
Leave the icing to set before serving.
Remarks
It is best to leave the butter out of the fridge for at least 2 hours before using. Softer butter mixes in better.
Keeping: A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe40 RDI=20 %330 RDI=30 %180 RDI=30 %3,110 RDI=160 %13,010 RDI: 160 %
Per 100 g5 RDI=2 %50 RDI=4 %20 RDI=4 %430 RDI=20 %1,810 RDI: 20 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, Gluten, Nuts, egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 1 cake : 4.90 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Caster sugar
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Butter
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Icing sugar
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Ground almonds
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