Basic cake batter - the French way
The French have adopted the word "cake" for one that will stand up to being transported (usually made a loaf tin and sometimes called a "travel cake" in French). There are many versions, but here is a new basic recipe to which you can your choice of flavours (pistachio, lemon, chocolate...) and other ingredients (fresh or dried fruit, nuts...).
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Last modified on: November 18th 2020
Keywords for this recipe:For 1 kg 100 g, you will need:
- 1
0 kg 2 g butter - 2
0 kg 8 g Egg ( How to... ) - 3
10.6 oz caster sugar - 4
0 kg 5 g cream - 5
0 kg 13 g flour - 6
0.1 oz baking powder - 7
4 pinches salt
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 10 min. | 7 min. | 17 min. |
At what time:
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at ... ?
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 7 min.
Melt 0 kg 2 g butter in a small pan on low heat.
Bring to the boil, then wait until it stops boiling and begins to give off a nutty smell (you have just made noisette butter).
Take off the heat and leave to cool until just warm.
Bring to the boil, then wait until it stops boiling and begins to give off a nutty smell (you have just made noisette butter).
Take off the heat and leave to cool until just warm.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Add 0 kg 5 g cream...
Stage 4 - 1 min.
...and mix again.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Stage 6 - 1 min.
Mix again.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Pour the warm noisette butter into the mixture through a fine strainer.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Mix one last time.
Stage 9
Your cake batter is ready.
You can now add your chosen flavourings (chocolate, pistachio, lemon...), or leave it plain, before pouring it into the tins or moulds.
You can now add your chosen flavourings (chocolate, pistachio, lemon...), or leave it plain, before pouring it into the tins or moulds.
Stage 10
If you want to make a plain cake straight away, pour the dough into a mold and bake for about 40 minutes at 390°F (200°C).
Remarks
If you are using salted butter, omit the pinches of salt.
For a plain cake, you can use replace half an ounce (10 g) of the sugar with vanilla sugar.
For a plain cake, you can use replace half an ounce (10 g) of the sugar with vanilla sugar.
Keeping
Should be used the same day.
Source
Based on a recipe by Christophe Michalak.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3,456 Kcal or 14,470 Kj | 57 gr | 485 gr | 143 gr |
| 173 % | 22 % | 46 % | 22 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 337 Kcal or 1,411 Kj | 6 gr | 47 gr | 14 gr |
| 17 % | 2 % | 4 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 kg 100 g : 2.43 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Pistachio cake
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This recipe uses (among others)
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple Strudel, Chocolate cream with a crunch, irish coffee mousse, Norman flambéed apples, Caramelized apple "moelleux" cake, Agen prune cake, ... All |
 | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mouna, Almond tuiles, Panettone, Cod loin with saffron, Fougasse with bacon and Comté, ... All |
 | Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Muffin dough, Clafoutis batter, Caribbean upside-down cake, Flaky brownie brioche, Crunchy salad, ... All |
 | Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate cream with a crunch, irish coffee mousse, Potato and cheese pie, Hearty leek and sprout soup, Chocolate muffins, Caramelized apple "moelleux" cake, ... All |
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