How to Prepare an Almond Praline Cake
This Vanilla Almond Praline Banoffee Cake is what people mean when they say, "baking is an act of love." We do not doubt that the combination of fresh vanilla cream, dulce de leche, and praline on top of the tender vanilla almond praline cake will win some hearts.
Prepare an Almond Praline Cake
• Bake at 190 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit) or Gas Mark 5. Line the bottom of two 18cm (7inch) sandwich cake pans with nonstick baking paper rounds, and brushes the insides with melted butter. Shake away any excess flour before dusting the flour over the greased sides of each can.
• Put the butter in a basin and beat it until it loses part of its yellow hue. Then, whip in some sugar until the mixture is frothy. When adding the eggs, whisk the mixture well after each addition. Using a sieve, combine the flour and baking powder, and then add it to the mixture a little at a time, folding it in as you go. Finally, add two teaspoons of praline powder and stir softly, adding milk if required to get the desired consistency.
• Assign equal amounts of batter to the tins. Cook in an oven set to 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until the cakes are golden and somewhat firm to the touch. After ten minutes, remove from oven and let cool in pans before turning out onto a cooling rack.
• Preparing the praline buttercream frosting will take some time. Bring water and sugar to a boil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot. While the syrup is warming, crack one egg into the bowl of a stand mixer equipped with the whisk attachment. To avoid curdling the yolks, start whisking the syrup at a slow speed as you add the yolks. Raise the temperature of the syrup until it reaches the thread stage (115°C/238°F), at which time the syrup will have thickened somewhat while boiling and drip off a metal spoon in a dense stream. The thread will still be there when the last drop has been drained.
• Slowly add the heated syrup to the egg yolks while whisking constantly. The egg yolk mixture will be at the bottom of the basin, so be careful not to pour the syrup straight over the moving whisk. Instead, aim for the syrup to strike the edge of the bowl and then trickle down into the mixture. About 10 minutes should be enough time for the mixture to thicken and cool to room temperature while being whisked.
• After the mousse has cooled, beat in the unsalted butter and gently fold in the powdered praline (you should have around four tablespoons).
• To assemble, unwrap each cake and cut it in half horizontally; discard the baking paper. Spread buttercream on a serving dish, then top with a cake layer. Insert the next cake layer and cover it with frosting. Keep going until you've joined all four cake layers. Spread the rest of the buttercream all over the cake and up the sides. Sprinkle praline powder over the top and edges of the cake, pressing it firmly into place, especially along the sides, until the cake is entirely coated.
Conclusion
Put sugar and almonds in a heavy-bottomed, low-sided pot and boil them over medium. The sugar will begin to dissolve and caramelize after a couple of minutes. If the sugar isn't melting evenly, try nudging and pushing the almonds about with a wooden spoon. The sugar will follow the nuts and melt more uniformly.
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