Amandier Cake by Christophe Michalak (GF)
My Mom adores any cake which tastes like Marzipan, so I always bake her this cake when I visit home.
This is the Famous Amandier “Almond Fondant” from the Extraordinary Chef Christophe Michalak (@christophe_michalak). It is delicious and gluten free. Of course you will find Chef Michalak recipe right HERE!
I hope you will enjoy this recipe as much as I did. Bon Appétit!
As always, you will find the Step-by-Step Video below the recipe.
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Amandier Cake by Christophe Michalak (GF)
This Almond Fondant is the dessert from French Chef, Christophe Michalak Masterclass. It is so incredible and bonus it is also Gluten Free!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 5 1/3 oz (150 g) eggs (About 3 Large Eggs)
- 1/2 cup (100 g) sugar
- 1 tbsp (20 g) lavender honey
- 1 1/3 cups (150 g) almond flour
- 1 tsp (5 g) orange extract
- 1 1/4 tbsp (20 g) orange blossom water
- 1 (1 g) orange zest
- 5 1/2 tbsp (75 g) salted butter (Softened | At Room Temperature)
- 2 oz (55 g) mascarpone
- 1/2 cup (115 g) sliced almonds
Instructions
- Place your Medium Round Flexipan® Mold on the top of your Medium perforated baking sheet.
- Preheat oven to 320F/160C.
AMANDIER CAKE PREPARATION
- In a mixing bowl, whisk the eggs, sugar, and the Lavender Honey together.
- Add the almond flour, orange extract, orange blossom water and orange zest.
- In a separate mixing bowl, beat the softened butter with the mascarpone cheese. Once it is fluffy, acombine it to your previous preparation.
- Pour your batter into your Flexipan®. Sprinkle the sliced almonds on top.
BAKE!
- Bake for 35 minutes at 320F/160C. (Every oven heats differently, monitor your Fondant from 30min). It is ready when the toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Once your Almond Fondant is out of the oven, let it cool down completely in the mold. Then, Unmold, Serve and Enjoy! Bon Appétit!
YouTube Video
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Nutrition
Calories: 301kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 74mg | Potassium: 113mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 359IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 1mg
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