Mothering Cake
Source of Recipe
Aradiia
Recipe Introduction
Make it for a special Mum on Mother's Day!
List of Ingredients
1.5 cups Toasted Almonds
6 oz. Semi-sweet Chocolate, roughly chopped
3/4 cup Castor Sugar
3/4 Butter, unsalted
6 Eggs, separated
1 tsp Lemon Juice
pinch salt
Recipe
Warm chocolate over moderate heat until partially melted, then stir until smooth.Put aside to cool to room temperature.
Place 1/4 cup sugar with the almonds in a blender and chop until nuts are fine and powdery. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl beat the butter until soft. Add 1/4 cup of sugar. Cream the sugar and butter.
Add the egg yolks, one at a time, and continue to beat until smooth. Add the melted chocolate and blend on low speed until combined. Add almonds and continue to beat mixture on a low speed setting. Wash the beaters & beat the egg whites with the salt & lemon juice.
Gradually increase the speed until the egg whites hold a soft shape. Reduce speed again and add remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Then on high speed, beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
Gently fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture about one-third at a time until blended. Pour the cake batter into the prepared, greased & dusted, spring form pan and quickly rotate to level the batter. Bake for 20-minutes at 375F, then reduce heat to 350F and continue to bake an additional 50-minutes.
Remove cake from pan when cooled, after about 1 hour.
See the Icing section for the icing on the cake!
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