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Little Chinese Almond Cakes Recipe

Author: Delia // Category: , ,


Ingredients

1 cup Gold Medal Flour
1/2 cup shortening (half butter)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup plus
2 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. almond extract or vanilla
1 egg yolk
1 tbsp. water
1/4 cup blanched almonds

How to make Little Chinese Almond Cakes

Measure flour by dipping method or by sifting.
Place flour in bowl; cut in shortening finely.
Use hands to work in salt, sugar, and flavoring.
Shape into long roll, 1" in diameter; wrap in waxed paper.
Chill about 1 hr.
Heat oven to 400° (mod. hot).
Cut roll into 1/4" slices.
Place 1" apart on lightly greased baking sheet.
Brush each slice with a mixture of egg yolk and water.
Press 1/2 blanched almond into top of each.
Bake 8 to 10 min., or until light golden brown.


Source:
http://www.ifood.tv/recipe/little-chinese-almond-cakes

Almond strawberry roulade

Author: Delia // Category: , ,
Almond strawberry roulade
Photography by Mark O'Meara

Hosting a pink fundraising party? This week's winner of the food fight is sure to please.

Ingredients (serves 8)

  • 3 eggs
  • 1/4 cup caster sugar
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons plain flour, sifted
  • 250g strawberries, hulled, chopped
  • 1/4 cup pure icing sugar, sifted
  • 250g mascarpone cheese
  • 2 tablespoons flaked almonds, toasted
  • pure icing sugar, to serve

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Grease a 25cm x 30cm Swiss roll pan. Line with baking paper. Dust lightly with flour.

  2. Using an electric mixer, beat eggs and sugar together for 5 minutes or until thick and creamy. Using a large metal spoon, fold flour into egg mixture until just combined. Spread mixture over prepared pan. Smooth surface. Bake for 5 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

  3. Turn sponge onto a sheet of baking paper. Carefully peel away baking paper lining. Allow to cool. Mash strawberries roughly with a fork. Add icing sugar and stir to combine. Fold strawberry mixture into mascarpone. Spread mixture over sponge, leaving a 1cm border. Using baking paper as a guide, roll up sponge from short end to enclose filling.

  4. Place sponge, seam side down, on a plate. Top with almonds. Dust with icing sugar. Serve.

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source:
Super Food Ideas - October 2007, Page 93
Recipe by Kathy Knudsen

Almond & apple cake

Author: Delia // Category: , ,
Almond & apple cake
Photography by Amanda McLauchlan

Made with in-season apples, this moist cake is easy to whip up for any family occasion.

Preparation Time

20 - 30 minutes

Cooking Time

35 minutes

Ingredients (serves 10)

  • Melted butter, to grease
  • 180g butter, at room temperature, chopped
  • 140g (2/3 cup) caster sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 3 eggs, at room temperature
  • 100g (1 cup) almond meal
  • 150g (1 cup) self-raising flour
  • 80ml (1/3 cup) milk
  • 2 small red apples (such as Royal Gala), quartered, cored, thinly sliced
  • Vanilla custard, to serve

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 170°C. Brush a round 22cm (base measurement) cake pan with melted butter to grease. Line the base and side with non-stick baking paper.

  2. Use an electric beater to beat the butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl, scraping down the side occasionally, for 8 minutes or until pale and creamy. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.

  3. Stir in the almond meal. Add half the flour and half the milk. Use a wooden spoon to stir until well combined. Repeat with remaining flour and milk.

  4. Arrange the apple, slightly overlapping, over the base of the prepared pan. Spoon the mixture into the pan and smooth the surface. Bake in oven for 30-35 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Set aside in the pan for 10 minutes to cool slightly before turning onto a serving plate. Serve warm with custard.

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source:
Good Taste - July 2008, Page 88
Recipe by Alison Roberts

Orange & almond cake

Author: Delia // Category: , ,
Orange & almond cake

Makes

1 cake

Ingredients

  • 2 large navel oranges, (choose oranges with unblemished skins as the whole fruit is used in this recipe)
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 1/4 cups (250g) caster sugar
  • 2 1/2 cups (250g) ground almonds
  • 1 tsp gluten-free baking powder*
  • Pure icing sugar to serve

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 170°C. Grease and line the base of a heart-shaped pan.

  2. Place the two whole oranges in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil and simmer, covered, for 1 hour, ensuring that the oranges remain covered with water. Drain and cool. Chop the oranges into quarters, discard any seeds, then place the chunks into a blender and puree until smooth.

  3. Beat the eggs with the sugar until thick, then add the orange puree, ground almonds and baking powder and mix well.

  4. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 1 hour. Leave the cake to firm up in the pan for 20 minutes then turn out, remove the baking paper and turn over to finish cooling right way up. This cake definitely mellows with a little time and can be prepared up to 48 hours in advance.

  5. To serve, sift icing sugar on top and decorate with orange zest and almonds.

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source:
Fresh Living - 18 April 2005, Page 49
Recipe by Robyn Russell

Almond with strawberries & caramel sauce

Author: Delia // Category: , , ,
Almond cake with strawberries & caramel sauce

Photography by Ben Dearnley

If you've got a special occasion to celebrate, then we've got the cake for you. Decorated with goeey caramel and berry "hearts", this moist cake is perfect!

Preparation Time

20 minutes

Cooking Time

55 minutes

Ingredients (serves 12)

  • Melted butter, to grease
  • 130g (1 1/4 cups) almond meal
  • 75g (1/2 cup) self-raising flour
  • 200g butter, at room temperature
  • 215g (1 cup) caster sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 x 300ml ctns double cream
  • 2 x 250g punnets strawberries, washed, hulled, sliced lengthways
  • Caramel sauce

  • 12 soft caramels (such as Pascall Columbines)
  • 80ml (1/3 cup) pouring cream

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Brush a round 20cm (base measurement) cake pan with melted butter to lightly grease. Line the base and side with non-stick baking paper. Combine the almond meal and flour in a bowl.

  2. Use an electric beater to beat the butter, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl until pale and creamy. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition until combined. Use a large metal spoon to fold the almond meal mixture into the egg mixture until well combined.

  3. Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan and smooth the surface. Bake in oven for 55 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Set aside in the pan for 10 minutes to cool before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.

  4. Meanwhile, to make the caramel sauce, combine the caramels and pouring cream in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the caramels melt and the mixture is smooth. Set aside to cool to room temperature.

  5. Use a balloon whisk to lightly whisk the double cream in a medium bowl until the cream thickens slightly. Use a large serrated knife to cut the cake in half horizontally. Place the base of the cake, cut-side up, on a cake stand. Spread half the double cream over the cake and top with half the strawberries. Repeat with the remaining cake, double cream and strawberries. Drizzle over the caramel sauce and serve immediately.

source: Good Taste - May 2007, Page 86
Recipe by Kathy Knudsen

Cherry and almond cake

Author: Delia // Category: , ,
cherry almond cake

Makes: 12
Prep time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 1 hr 15 mins
(might need an extra 15 mins cooking)
Total time: 1 hr 25 mins (plus 30 mins cooling)

Ingredients

  • 250g (8oz) butter, softened
  • 250g (8oz) caster sugar
  • 4 medium eggs
  • 250g (8oz) plain flour
  • A few drops of almond extract
  • 1 level tsp baking powder
  • 200g carton glacé cherries, halved
  • 125g (4oz) ground almonds
  • 4tbsp milk
  • 50g (1¾oz) flaked almonds
  • Icing sugar, for dusting
  • 20cm (8in) round cake tin, lined with baking parchment

Method

  1. Set the oven to 160ºC (320F / gas mark 3). Place an oven shelf just below the centre of the oven, so that the cake will sit in the middle.
  2. Beat together the butter and sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy. Then beat in the eggs, one at a time, along with a spoonful of flour with each egg and beat in the almond extract.
  3. Sift the remaining flour and baking powder over the mixture and fold it in, then fold in the cherries, ground almonds and milk.
  4. Spoon the mixture into the lined cake tin and level the surface. Sprinkle over the flaked almonds. Bake the cake in the centre of the oven for 1¼ -1½ hrs or until the cake has risen and is just firm to the touch in the centre.
  5. Remove the cake from the oven and leave it to cool in the tin for at least 30 mins. When cool transfer it to a wire rack to cool completely.
  6. Dust the top of cake with icing sugar just before serving and then cut into 12 slices.

Nutritional information per portion

  • Calories 453(kcal)
  • Fat 28.0g

This nutritional information is only a guide and is based on 2,000 calories per day. For more information on eating a healthy diet, please visit the Food Standards Agency website.

Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.

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