Toasted almond cake


Toasted almond cake
A layer cake, with toasted almonds in the chocolate part.
257 K 4.4/5 (32 reviews)
Grade this recipe:
Keywords:
Last modified on: July 5th 2016
For this recipe: Comment Send to a friend Ask me a question Follow Printable Diaporama
For 1 cake, you will need:

Change these quantities to make:
Change measures:
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 60 min.
Cooking: 1 hour 5 min.
All in all: 2 hours 2 min.
When should you start or finish this recipe?
If you start now, at , you will finish around : ?.Change start time
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: .Change end time

Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - ⌛ 10 min.
Toasted almond cake : Stage 1
Roast 100 g whole almonds:

Preheat oven to 240°C or 464°F and put almonds on a baking sheet.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.
Toasted almond cake : Stage 2
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.
Toasted almond cake : Stage 3
Remove from oven, allow to cool, and chop roughly with a large knife. Set aside.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 5 min.
Toasted almond cake : Stage 4
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.
Toasted almond cake : Stage 5
Mix on medium speed for a few minutes.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 5 min.
Toasted almond cake : Stage 6
Add 3 eggs, then sieve onto mixture 150 g flour and ½ sachet baking powder.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 5 min.
Toasted almond cake : Stage 7
Mix on medium speed until the mixture is smooth and soft.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 3 min.
Toasted almond cake : Stage 8
Take ¼ of mixture from bowl.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 3 min.
Toasted almond cake : Stage 9
To this add 20 g powdered cocoa and 4 tablespoons milk.

Stage 10 - ⌛ 5 min.
Toasted almond cake : Stage 10
Mix until nice and chocolatey, then add 2/3 of the almonds.

Stage 11 - ⌛ 3 min.
Toasted almond cake : Stage 11
Add the remaining almonds to the plain mixture.

It's normal to have far more "yellow" than "brown" mixture.

Stage 12 - ⌛ 5 min.
Toasted almond cake : Stage 12
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
Toasted almond cake : Stage 13
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.
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 recipe60 RDI=20 %390 RDI=40 %180 RDI=30 %3,290 RDI=170 %13,780 RDI: 170 %
Per 100 g7 RDI=3 %50 RDI=4 %20 RDI=3 %400 RDI=20 %1,680 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
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, egg, milk, Nuts
How much will it cost?
  • For 1 cake : 4.00 €

Change currency:

Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Other recipes you may also like
Crème brulée
Crème brulée
Crème brûlée (burned cream) is quite easy to prepare: it's a simple egg-cream dessert. The only difficulty is in making the delicious crunchy caramel layer on top. The perfect crème brulée (for me) is a cold and soft cream, with on top a nice hot caramel crust. This is a completely new version of the former recipe, with video.
December 31th 20111.69 M 74.3 4 hours 40 min.
Fresh mint ice-cream
Fresh mint ice-cream
This well-flavoured ice-cream is excellent on its own, or in profiteroles with a chocolate sauce for example.
February 21th 2011548 K4.6 1 hour 35 min.
Morteau sausage
Morteau sausage
In this recipe, Morteau sausages are cooked on a bed of chopped potatoes. The trick is to cook the Morteau sausage slowly, so that its delicious, smoky flavor descends on the potatoes, which are crispy on the outside and melt-in-the-mouth on the inside, a pure delight.
September 29th 20241.27 M 34.1 1 hour 35 min.
How to prepare a bain-marie
How to prepare a bain-marie
A bain-marie is the best way to cook or heat a preparation gently without risk of burning.
July 5th 2013530 K5 7 min.
French baguettes
French baguettes
This classic of French baking is rather different from the recipe for leavened bread, it's a question of making a good crust and light crumb along the whole length. To succeed, you should know that there are two secrets: water first of all (much more than for normal bread), and the working of the dough, which is also very different.
October 24th 20171.11 M 364.7 5 hours 6 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com

Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2026-02-22)

*Your e-mail Your first name or nickname
I am not a leaving thing
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Posted by:
I am not a leaving thing

Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
I am not a leaving thing
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.

Back to top of page