Almond Meringue Spin Cake Recipe

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Almond Meringue Spin Cake
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Ingredients:

  • 4 eggs
  • 100 g/3 1/2 oz/7tbsp caster sugar
  • 50 g/1 3/4 oz/1/2 cup ground almonds
  • 50 g/1 3/4 oz/1/2 cup ground hazelnuts
  • 50 g/1 3/4 oz/1/3 cup plain flour
  • 50 g/1 3/4 oz/1/2 cup flaked almonds
  • meringue spin
  • 1 1/2 cups caster sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • topping
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream whipped with 2 tbsp powder sugar
  • 8 strawberry halves

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 160 C/350 F/. Grease 24cm round cake
  2. Pans and line the base with baking parchment.
  3. Whisk the eggs and caster sugar in a large mixing bowl with electric
  4. Beaters until light and foamy and the whisk leaves a trail that lasts a
  5. Few seconds when lifted. Fold in the ground nuts, sieve the flour and fold in with a metal spoon or spatula. Pour into the prepared cake pan and set aside.
  6. Meringue:
  7. Beat the whites with a hand mixer till frothy, add the cream of tartar until stiff. Add the sugar gradually till mixtures is glossy and stiff. Add the vanilla and beat again. Fill a piping bag fitted with a small rounded tip with the meringue mixture and starting from the center, pipe the meringue in a spin shape over the cake batter. Once all surface is covered, start to make 2 layers at the sides of the cake pan. Bake for 60 minutes, turn off the oven and let cool with door ajar for 1-1 1/2 hours or until completely cold.
  8. Pipe the whipped cream using a smaller round tip over the baked meringue spin in round shapes (see the pictures) . Pipe small rounded rosettes over the sides of the meringue wall and same on the sides of the cake base. Decorate with strawberry halves. Best served at the same day.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 422.12 Kcal (1767 kJ)
Calories from fat 133.54 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.84g 23%
Cholesterol 86.98mg 29%
Sodium 143.97mg 6%
Potassium 236.04mg 5%
Total Carbs 65.84g 22%
Sugars 58.53g 234%
Dietary Fiber 2.55g 10%
Protein 8.48g 17%
Vitamin C 7.5mg 12%
Iron 1.4mg 8%
Calcium 65.9mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 318.1 Kcal (1332 kJ)
Calories from fat 100.63 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.18g 23%
Cholesterol 65.54mg 29%
Sodium 108.49mg 6%
Potassium 177.88mg 5%
Total Carbs 49.61g 22%
Sugars 44.11g 234%
Dietary Fiber 1.92g 10%
Protein 6.39g 17%
Vitamin C 5.6mg 12%
Iron 1mg 8%
Calcium 49.7mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 9.2
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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