Chocolate Almond Cake
Medium
Makes: Serves 8-12
Containing: 2 Components

Chocolate almond cake

Ingredients: Chocolate almond cake

  • 6
    eggs
  • 150 g
    caster sugar

Preparation: Chocolate almond cake

Whisk the egg whites and caster sugar into soft peaks

Ingredients: Chocolate almond cake

  • pinch salt

Preparation: Chocolate almond cake

Separately whisk the egg yolks and a pinch of salt – and then carefully fold into the egg whites

Ingredients: Chocolate almond cake

Preparation: Chocolate almond cake

Melt 120g chocolate callets in the microwave 

 

Ingredients: Chocolate almond cake

  • 180 g
    ground almonds

Preparation: Chocolate almond cake

Fold the melted chocolate and ground almonds into the egg mixture

Pour into cake tin and bake at 180°C 

 

Ganache

Ingredients: Ganache

  • 200 g
    whipping cream

Preparation: Ganache

Bring the cream to the boil and then pour over 200g of chocolate callets, stir until smooth

 

Ingredients: Ganache

  • flaked almonds

Preparation: Ganache

When the cake is cool, top with the ganache and almonds

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