Almond
Butter Cake
Ingredients:
250g
unsalted butter
50g icing
sugar
1 tsp rum
4 egg yolks
120g Blue
Jacket plain flour
130g
almond meal
1.5 tsp
baking powder
1/2 tsp
salt
.
4 egg
whites
70g fine
sugar
.
10g cocoa
powder + 2 Tbsp hot water
Almond
flakes
.
Method:
1. Whisk
butter & sugar till light & creamy
2. Add
eggs one at a time till combined. Add in rum
3. Add in sifted
flour, baking powder, almond meal & salt
4. Whisk
egg whites till foamy & add in sugar slowly . Whisk till stiff peak
5. Combine
butter mixture with egg white mixture. Divide into 2 portions
6. Mix
cocoa powder & hot water. Add into one portion of batter
7. Scoop
batters into cupcake liners & sprinkle almond flakes
8.
Bake @ 180C for 20mins
