Almond And Chocolate Gateau
From hooch 15 years ago
- 1 minutes to make
- Serves 8
This Gateau combines layers of almond cake,luscous vanilla cream,and a velvety chocolate...definately worth the effort, Recipe compliments of Christtelle Le Ru French desserts'
Ingredients
- 6 egg whites shopping list
- pinch of salt shopping list
- 150g white sugar shopping list
- 1 Tbsp flour shopping list
- 250g ground almonds shopping list
- vanilla butter cream: shopping list
- 1 egg yolk shopping list
- 30g white sugar shopping list
- 1 tsp vanilla essence shopping list
- 1 Tbsp cornflour shopping list
- 100ml milk shopping list
- 60g unsalted butter shopping list
- chocolate icing: shopping list
- 100g dark chocolate shopping list
- 3 Tbsp water shopping list
- 30g unsalted butter shopping list
- 50g icing sugar shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 150.c...grease an 18cm/7" round baking tin.
- to prepare almond cake,beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until firm..gradually add the sugar and pour into mixing bowl...delicately fold in the flour and ground almonds.
- Spoon half the mixture into the prepared tin..bake for 30 mins. Remove from the tin and leave to cool..Repeat with the other half of the cake mixture.
- Prepare the Vanilla butter cream and chocolate icing...toast toast te sliced almonds and set aside.
- To assemble this desert, place one almond cake on a serving plate and spread with the vanilla butter cream,sandwhich with the other half of almond cake and coat with the glossy chocolate icing...decorate with the toasted sliced almonds and refridgerate for atleast two hours before serving.
- Vanilla Butter Cream:
- mix egg yolk,white sugar and vanilla until pale yellow,stir in cornflour..set aside and bring milk to the boil in a saucepan,pour over the egg mixture while stirring, return to heat,stirring continuously for 10 mins or until thick, add the butter and mix until smooth...refridgerate until cool.
- Chocolate icing:
- Melt chocolate and water over a low heat, add butter and icing sugar mix until smooth...
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
wow its loaded with goodies thank you big 5 hooch
minitindel
in THE HEART OF THE WINE COUNTRY loved it
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sooooooo decadently delicious.....:}
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Oh my goodness that is beautiful!Great job!
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