My Cookbook: Almond and Nougat Cake

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I was going to update my former post with the recipe but decided to put it up here instead. So for those interested, here's the Almond and Nougat Cake I made for Eid!




Aunt Märta's Secret Almond and Nougat Cake
from: Två Systrars Söta, one of the most fabulous books on sweets I own.

Cake:
4 eggs, separated
400 grams grated almond paste
100 grams melted butter
1 teaspoon (5 ml) baking powder (not soda!)

Decoration:
125 grams nougat
toasted almond chips

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees C. Prepare a 24 cm big springform pan by lining it, butter and bread the sides.
2. Beat the egg whites with an electric mixer in a perfectly clean and dry bowl. Keep beating until it's stiff and shiny.
3. In another bowl combine the yolks, grated almond paste, melted and cooled butter and baking powder. Beat until smooth.
4. Gently fold in the egg whites in the second bowl and mix thoroughly but carefully (the whites shouldn't lose their volume).
5. Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 25 minutes. When the cake starts looking nicely colored cover it with tinfoil and continue baking for about 15 more minutes. Take out and let cool.
6. When completely cool melt the nougat as you would melt chocolate (in bowl over simmering water or in the microwave) and spread over the cake, including the sides. Sprinkle toasted almond chips on the cake before the nougat stiffens.

• Note: For my siters-in-law I made four cakes out of a batter for three and baked them in 20 cm pans. That's the size depicted in the picture.

So it's really easy to make and while I didn't particularly care for almond paste before trying this beauty this tastes absolutely amazing. Especially with a glass of cold milk. Mmm!

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