Toasted almond cake
A layer cake, with toasted almonds in the chocolate part.
238 K 4.4/5 (32 reviews)
2 hours 2 min.
Easy
2 cakes
9 IngredientsLast modified on: July 5th 2016
For 2 cakes, you will need:
- 1
300 g flour - 2
1 sachet baking powder - 3
6 Eggs - 4
250 g butter - 5
200 g whole almonds - 6
400 g icing sugar - 7
20 g Vanilla sugar - 8
40 g powdered cocoa - 9
8 tablespoons Milk - Total weight: 1,640 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 60 min.
Cooking: 1 hour 5 min.
All in all: 2 hours 2 min.
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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 250 g butter, cut in small pieces, then 20 g Vanilla sugar, then sieve (to remove any lumps) 400 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 40 g powdered cocoa and 8 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.
Source: Home made from a Gaston Lenôtre recipe.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 120 RDI=50 % | 780 RDI=70 % | 370 RDI=60 % | 6,580 RDI=330 % | 27,560 RDI: 330 % |
| Per 100 g | 7 RDI=3 % | 50 RDI=4 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 400 RDI=20 % | 1,680 RDI: 20 % |
| Per cake | 60 RDI=20 % | 390 RDI=40 % | 180 RDI=30 % | 3,290 RDI=170 % | 13,780 RDI: 170 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 cakes : 7.95 €
- Per cake : 4.00 €
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Icing sugar
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Flour
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Butter
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Whole almonds
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