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"Moelleux" cake batter

This French-style "moelleux" cake batter gives a softer, moister texture than a classic cake batter. It can be made plain or varied with different flavourings.

37 K 3.3/5 (6 reviews)

20 min.

Easy

1.95 €

1 kg 300 g

7 Ingredients

Last modified on: January 26^th 2022

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For 1 kg 300 g, you will need:

1 140 g butter
2 300 g egg ( How to... )
3 380 g caster sugar
4 20 g vanilla sugar
5 200 g cream
6 340 g flour
7 6 g baking powder
Total weight: 1,390 grams

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 9 min.

Cooking: 10 min.

All in all: 20 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

In a small saucepan, prepare a noisette butter with 140 g butter.

Leave to cool.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Mix 300 g egg, 380 g caster sugar and 20 g vanilla sugar in a small bowl with a whisk.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Add 200 g cream and mix again.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Sieve 340 g flour and 6 g baking powder into the mixture.

Stage 5 - 1 min.

And mix in thoroughly.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Finish by adding the noisette butter and mix one last time.

Stage 7

Your "moelleux" cake batter is ready. Cover with plastic film and refrigerate until needed (it can very well be done the day before).

Stage 8

This recipe is only for the dough, but if you just want to make a cake with it, put it in a pan and bake at 360°F (180°C) for about 40 minutes.

Remarks

This recipe just covers how to make the basic batter. Please see the other recipes that include it for how use and bake it.

Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source: Home made, based on a recipe by Gaëtan Paris..

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	80 RDI=30 %	740 RDI=70 %	210 RDI=30 %	4,860 RDI=240 %	20,340 RDI: 240 %
Per 100 g	5 RDI=2 %	50 RDI=5 %	20 RDI=2 %	350 RDI=20 %	1,470 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 Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, egg, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 1 kg 300 g : 3.90 €

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