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Almond And Chocolate Gateau Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Hooch / All my dishes 5 months, 2 weeks ago 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' Prep:35m Cook:1m Servings:8	Hooch
	almonds nuts creamy chocolate gateau

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Ingredients

6 egg whites

pinch of salt

150g white sugar

1 Tbsp Flour

250g ground almonds

Vanilla butter cream:

1 egg yolk

30g white sugar

1 tsp vanilla essence

1 Tbsp cornflour

100ml milk

60g unsalted butter

Chocolate icing:

100g dark chocolate

3 Tbsp water

30g unsalted butter

50g icing sugar

Directions

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...

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Comments

minitindel 5 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Wow its loaded with goodies thank you big 5 hooch

mumtazcatering 5 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Sooooooo decadently delicious.....:}

ambus 5 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Oh my goodness that is beautiful!Great job!

ahmed1 5 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Woww! Another great one my friend.Really professional.

flirty_go1 5 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Your making my mouth water

divaliscious 5 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Yummers - I had to flag at beautiful - if I could rate it as gorgeously naughty, I would do that too! lol - You got my five huge bites!

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