Almond Cake

Title:
Almond Cake

Yield:
10 Servings

Categories:
Cakes




Ingredients:




-----------------------------------PASTRY-----------------------------------


 1 1/2 c  Flour


     4    Egg yolks


   1/2 ts Salt


   1/2 c  Sugar


     1 ts Vanilla extract


   1/4 lb Butter





----------------------------------FILLING----------------------------------


   1/4 lb Butter


     1 c  Chopped almonds


   3/4 c  Ground almonds


   2/3 c  Sugar


     3    Eggs


   1/4 c  Potato starch or cornstarch


   1/2 ts Baking powder


     1 pn Salt





 FOR THE PASTRY: Combine pastry ingredients by hand or in a food processor


 to form a soft dough. Do not overmix. Chill for 30 minutes. Roll out and


 line an 11-or-12-inch pie or tart pan. Prick the base and chill for


 15-to-20 minutes. Preheat oven to 375F. FOR THE FILLING: Heat 1/3 of the


 butter in a saute pan, add the chopped almonds and saute over medium heat


 until browned. Cool. Melt the remaining butter in a small saucepan. Cool.


 Mix the ground almonds and sugar in a bowl and add the eggs one by one,


 beating after each addition until the mixture is light and thick. Sift the


 potato or corn starch with the baking powder and salt and fold into the


 almond mixture. Fold in the melted butter. Do not overmix. Pour the mixture


 into the tart shell and bake for 10-12 minutes or until the batter begins


 to set. Quickly scatter the chopped almonds over the top in one even layer.


 Return the tart to the oven and continue baking for 17-to-20 minutes or


 until the pastry is brown and the filling is firm.


 


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