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Gateau Le Sans Rival Recipe

	Etchel / All my dishes 2 years, 1 month ago This thin layer of cake piled high, a creamy butter frosting and chopped nuts make this dessert truly rich and a favorite at parties and tea time. Prep:20m Cook:25m Servings:12	Etchel
	chopped nuts in sumptuous confection

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Ingredients

For the cake layers:

1 1/4 cups egg white

1 1/2 cups white granulated sugar

2 1/4 cups chopped cashew or almonds, plus addtional for sprinkling

1 teaspoon vanilla

For the frosting:

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup water

5 egg yolks

1 cup butter

Directions

Make the cake layer:

Prepare 6 to 7 well-greased and floured baking sheets. Trace or outline 9 inch round patterns on each sheet. Preheat oven to 350 F.

Beat the egg whites until stiff. Add the sugar gradually while continously beating.

Fold in the chopped nuts and the vanilla.

Divide and spread evenly over each round pattern a thin layer of the egg white mixture. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

Remove at once and cool. Keep in tightly sealed container until ready to use.

To make the frosting:

In a saucepan, boil sugar and water until liquid spins a thread and becomes syrupy.

Meanwhile, in an electric mixer, beat egg yolks well. Pour syrup over egg yolks while continously beating until mixture becomes thick. Chill egg yolk mixture in the refrigerator.

Beat the butter in an electric mixer until fluffy. Add the chilled egg yolk mixture and continue beating until of spreading consistency.

Spread frosting on surface of all cake layers. Stack layers one on top of the other then spread frosting to cover top and sides completely. Sprinkled with chopped nuts and freeze at least 6 hours before serving.

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Comments

catbot79 1 year, 8 months ago said:
I'm salivating reading the recipe because it looks so wonderful! Thank you for posting your recipe here; I hope I can try it sometime (note to self: throw tea party :D ).

toninoname 7 months, 1 week ago said:
This recipe looks great! I also came across another Sansrival recipe on www.filipinodesserts.net. Is there any difference if I don't put any cream of tartar?

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