Basque Cake Recipe

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Basque Cake
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Ingredients
22
Count
Nutrition
1860
Calories
Total time
80
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Pastry: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Sift together flours and baking powder.
  3. Stir in ground almonds.
  4. In a food processor combine flour mixture with cold butter.
  5. Pulse several times until mixture resembles coarse meal.
  6. In a small bowl whisk together whole egg, egg yolks and sugar until smooth.
  7. Add to flour mixture and pulse again until mixture comes together.
  8. Turn onto a lightly floured surface.
  9. Divide dough in half.
  10. Roll out each half into quarter inch thick 10-inch circles.
  11. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
  12. Pastry Cream: In a medium bowl whisk together first amount of milk, egg yolks and cornstarch until smooth.
  13. Heat second amount of milk, sugar and vanilla in a heavy bottomed pot.
  14. When this mixture comes to a boil, slowly pour half of it over the egg yolk mixture while whisking briskly.
  15. Return mixture back to pot.
  16. Continue whisking 4 to 5 minutes until smooth and boiling.
  17. Remove from heat.
  18. Add ground almonds.
  19. Cover surface with plastic wrap.
  20. Cool to room temperature.
  21. Assembly.
  22. Line a flan ring with one layer of the rolled pastry.
  23. Pour in pastry cream and then top with second layer of pastry.
  24. Place flan ring on baking sheet.
  25. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes until golden and set.
  26. Sour Cherry Sauce: Combine all sauce ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
  27. Reduce to simmer and reduce by half.
  28. Strain and serve warm over cake.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1860.07 Kcal (7788 kJ)
Calories from fat 166.83 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.54g 29%
Cholesterol 121.72mg 41%
Sodium 375.64mg 16%
Potassium 240.56mg 5%
Total Carbs 66.52g 22%
Sugars 15.36g 61%
Dietary Fiber 2.4g 10%
Protein 8.75g 17%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 2mg 11%
Calcium 143.3mg 14%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 87.79 Kcal (368 kJ)
Calories from fat 7.87 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.87g 29%
Cholesterol 5.74mg 41%
Sodium 17.73mg 16%
Potassium 11.35mg 5%
Total Carbs 3.14g 22%
Sugars 0.72g 61%
Dietary Fiber 0.11g 10%
Protein 0.41g 17%
Iron 0.1mg 11%
Calcium 6.8mg 14%

* 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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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 38.3
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

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