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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.

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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: 1,386 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
9 min.	10 min.	19 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

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
4,859 Kcal or 20,344 Kj	75 gr	742 gr	213 gr
243 %	29 %	70 %	32 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
351 Kcal or 1,470 Kj	5 gr	54 gr	15 gr
18 %	2 %	5 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by 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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