Almond Dream Cake Mandeldron Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread almonds onto a baking sheet and toast in preheated oven until fragrant, 6 to 8 minutes. Cool, then coarsely chop the almonds.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Combine butter, white sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, almond extract, lemon zest, and orange zest in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until well blended. Beat in eggs one at a time.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to butter-egg mixture and mix on low speed just until blended. Stir in chopped almonds.
• Divide dough in half. Grease hands to prevent sticking. On prepared baking sheet, shape each half into a flattened log, about 9 inches long, 2 1/2 inches wide, and 1 inch tall.
• Bake in preheated oven until light brown, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool 5 minutes. Slice logs diagonally into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Arrange slices flat on baking sheet. Bake until bottoms are lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Flip cookies and bake until other sides are lightly browned, about 10 minutes more.

Steps:

• In a bowl cream the eggs with the sugar.
• In a seperate bowl mix the flour with the baking powder.
• Add some flour/baking powder to the egg mixture and combine, then add some of the cream and continue that way, alternating between the two, mix until you have a smooth dough.
• Spread the dough onto a greased or baking paper lined oven tray (this is just the standard tray that comes with your oven, the one that fits directly into it, it doesn't have to be deep).
• Bake in a pre-heated oven (200°C/400°F/Gas 6) for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile mix the melted butter, almonds, milk and sugar.
• Remove the cake from the oven and evenly brush with the almond butter mixture.
• Place back in the oven and continue to bake at the same temperature for another 15 minutes.
• Allow to cool and cut into slices.

Steps:

• Tip: To grind almonds use a little of the sugar in a processor with the nuts, as this will prevent the nuts from turning to butter.
• Cake:.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 9-inch springform pan.
• Combine the flour and the almonds together.
• Beat egg yolks until very thick and pale pale yellow.
• Gradually add the sugar and beat until mixture forms a ribbon.
• Add the nuts and flour.
• Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• Fold the beaten stiff whites into the yolk mixture.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 45 minutes until just done.
• Use a tester at this point.
• Cool in pan.
• Filling:.
• Gently warm 3 tbsp of the cream in a small pot.
• Sprinkle the gelatin over and let stand until lukewarm but not set.
• Whip the remaining cream until soft peaks form.
• Add the warm gelatin mixture, and beat until stiff.
• Fold in the toasted finely chopped almonds, and Cognac.
• Split cooled cake in half.
• Spread half the filling over bottom; replace the top layer and cover all with the remaining cream mixture.
• Garnish with strawberries and shaved chocolate and extra whipped cream.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix flour or matzo cake meal, potato starch, almond flour, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and the salt.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream 1 cup/200 grams sugar and the butter or coconut oil. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in flour or matzo mixture, almonds, vanilla and orange zest.
• Place half the dough on a piece of parchment paper about 20 inches long. Use parchment paper to help mold the dough into a log about 10 inches long and 2 inches in diameter. (The dough is very soft and may be hard to worth with.) Gently press down along the top of the log to flatten it slightly. Twist ends of the parchment paper to seal. Repeat with the remaining dough. Refrigerate both logs for at least 1 hour.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Unwrap dough logs and put on the prepared baking sheet, side by side. Bake logs for 35 to 45 minutes, until just beginning to brown. The dough should not be too cracked on the top. It is better to underbake than overbake.
• Let logs cool, wrap in plastic and freeze until you are ready to finish them, or for at least 1 hour.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Mix remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/4 cup/50 grams sugar in a small bowl and set aside.
• Remove logs from freezer. With a sharp, serrated knife, cut the logs into roughly 1/2-inch-thick slices, discarding the end slices if they fall apart. (If the logs have been in the freezer for several hours, let them sit at room temperature for a few minutes before slicing.)
• Dip both sides of each slice in the cinnamon-sugar mixture and place them flat on prepared baking sheets. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, carefully turn slices over, then bake another 10 minutes, or until golden brown and starting to crisp.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
• Beat together the eggs, oil, sugar, and vanilla extract until well blended. Sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder; and stir into the egg mixture until well mixed. Fold in the chocolate chips and almonds. Form two logs, three inches in diameter, and place onto the baking sheets.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes, then remove from the oven and cut into 1 inch diagonal slices. Lay the slices on their sides on the cookie sheet and return to the oven for 10 minutes. Remove to cool on a wire rack.

Steps:

• Beat eggs and 1 cup sugar together in mixer until blended, add salt and 1/4 cup oil and mix again until blended. Combine 1/4 cup flour and almonds, tossing until coated.
• Add rest of flour mixture to egg mixture alternately with the remaining 3/4 cups oil, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Stir in extracts and almonds until well blended.
• Divide into eight portions and shape each into portions of 8 x 3 inch log shaped portions on lightly greased cookie sheets.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cut each log diagonally into 1/2 inch slices and place slices on their sides. Bake again at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about five minutes. Remove to wire racks and cool. May be sprinkled with sugar before baking.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Grease and flour 12-cup Bundt pan or 10-inch tube pan.
• Combine 1 cup sugar, butter and eggs in large mixer bowl.
• Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy (1 to 2 minutes).
• Reduce speed to low; add all remaining coffee cake ingredients.
• Continue beating, scraping bowl often, until well mixed (2 to 3 minutes).
• (Mixture will be thick.).
• Combine all filling ingredients in small bowl.
• Spoon half of batter into prepared pan; sprinkle with filling.
• Spoon remaining batter into pan over filling.
• Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool completely.
• Invert cooled cake onto serving plate.
• Stir together all glaze ingredients in small bowl; drizzle over cooled coffee cake.
• Garnish with sliced almonds.
• TIP: Coffee cake can be baked a day ahead.
• Cool completely; cover.
• Just before serving, drizzle with glaze; garnish with almonds.