Toasted almond cake
A layer cake, with toasted almonds in the chocolate part.
171,6634.6/5 for 25 ratings
Last modified on: July 5th 2016
For 1 cake, you will need:
- 1
150 g flour - 2
½ sachet baking powder - 3
3 eggs - 4
125 g butter - 5
100 g whole almonds - 6
200 g icing sugar - 7
10 g Vanilla sugar - 8
20 g powdered cocoa - 9
4 tablespoons milk - Total weight: 820 grams
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How long does it take?
Time required
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 57 min. | 1 hour 5 min. | 2 hours 2 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Put them in the oven for about 5 minutes, until they are dried and lightly browned. They become crunchier, and develop a different flavour.
Stage 3 - 10 min.
Remove from oven, allow to cool, and chop roughly with a large knife. Set aside.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
In the bowl of a mixer, put 125 g butter, cut in small pieces, then 10 g Vanilla sugar, then sieve (to remove any lumps) 200 g icing sugar on top.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Mix on medium speed for a few minutes.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Mix on medium speed until the mixture is smooth and soft.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Take ¼ of mixture from bowl.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
To this add 20 g powdered cocoa and 4 tablespoons milk.
Stage 10 - 5 min.
Mix until nice and chocolatey, then add 2/3 of the almonds.
Stage 11 - 3 min.
Add the remaining almonds to the plain mixture.
It's normal to have far more "yellow" than "brown" mixture.
It's normal to have far more "yellow" than "brown" mixture.
Stage 12 - 5 min.
Make the cake: put a yellow layer in the bottom of your mould, then a thinner brown layer, and so on, finishing with yellow layer on top.
Stage 13 - 1 hour
Reduce oven temperature to 200°C or 392°F, and cook cake for about one hour. Check cooking after 40 minutes.
Turn out while still warm and leave to cool on a wire rack.
Turn out while still warm and leave to cool on a wire rack.
Remarks
For a prettier cake: when assembling the layers, put a yellow layer, then add 2 rolls of brown mixture with a forcing bag, then another yellow layer, etc.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 1 cake : 3.96 €
Source
Home made from a Gaston Lenôtre recipe.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Icing sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mini lemon millefeuilles, Crust for tea, How to make marzipan decorations, Pink Reims biscuits, Santiago Cake, ... All |
| Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Half-cooked chocolate cake with raspberry coulis, Four quarters, Nantes Tourton, Corsican tarts, Chestnut Fudge Cupcakes, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), Potatoes with bacon and herbs, Baked potoatoes with herb butter or cream , Apple charlotte with toasted brioche, Harvest Gratin, ... All |
| Whole almonds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Praline rochers, Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, Praline, Red cabage salad with toasted almonds, Nougat, ... All |
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