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vivacity

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GF almond sponge cake (from German GF brochure)
« on: July 10, 2009, 06:33:13 pm »
Ingredients:

200g almonds
3 eggs
150g sugar
1 sachet vanilla sugar (or about 1 tsp homemade)
35g corn starch

1) Chop almonds 10s/speed 7. Set aside.
2) Put butterfly in TMX.
3) Add eggs, sugar and vanilla sugar to TMX and stir 40s/speed 4.
4) Add almonds and starch, mix 10s/speed 3.
5) Remove lid and use the spatula to push down the mixture from the sides and then stir 5s/speed 3.
6) Pour the sponge mix into a cake tin that has been lined with baking paper and bake in a preheated oven.

Oven temperature: 175C
Baking time: 25-30 mins

Suggestion:

This sponge cake can be used as a base for tiramisu and can also be topped with fruit.
« Last Edit: July 10, 2009, 06:38:12 pm by vivacity »

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Re: GF almond sponge cake (from German GF brochure)
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2009, 12:01:15 pm »
gluten free tiramisu? *drool*
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Re: GF almond sponge cake (from German GF brochure)
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2009, 03:47:29 am »
Trifle too.  Nice.
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Re: GF almond sponge cake (from German GF brochure)
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2011, 01:04:02 pm »
I made this today to use in Tenina's 'Muddled Mother's Day Mess' - it worked well! It's not as light as a usual sponge cake, but I'd rather this moist, nutty version myself :) I used Rapadura instead of sugar, and ground up a vanilla bean with it at the start, so didn't need vanilla sugar.  :)
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