Indian Recipes : Cakes: Almond Cake Recipe
ALMOND CAKE RECIPE
Sweet and rich with almonds, this cake is sure tempt
you with its looks and taste.
Ingredients:
Pastry
1 1/2 cup flour
1/4 palm butter
4 egg yoghurts
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
Filling
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup corn starch
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 palm butter
3 eggs
3/4 cup ground almonds
1 cup chopped almonds
1 pinch salt
How to make almond cake:
- For the Pasty
- In a food processor or in a bowl mix together all the pastry ingredients
to form a soft dough.
- Place this mixture in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Then take it out and roll it of a size 11 or 12 inches of a pie.
- Line a 11 or 12 inch pie or tart pan.
- Prick the base and chill for 15-20 minutes.
- Preheat the oven at 375 degrees F.
- For the Filling
- In a pan heat 1/3 of the butter and add the chopped almonds and soughed
them over medium flame till brown.
Turn off the fire and let the mixture cool. In a separate pan take the
remaining melted butter and add the grounded almonds and sugar and now
add eggs one at a time beating nicely after each addition till the mixture
is light and fluffy. In a separate bowl sift the corn starch with the
baking powder and salt and then fold it into the almonds mixture. Pour
this mixture into the earlier prepared base and bake for 10-12 minutes
or until the batter begins to sat. Now quickly spread the chopped almonds
over the top and return the pan to the oven and continue breaking for
20 minutes or until the pastry is brown.
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