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Dulce de Leche and Almond Cake

The combination of Dulce de leche and Almond flour in the cake was just perfet. The cake was moist and
delicious!!
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Dulce de Leche and Almond Cake

Course cake, dessert
Keyword dulce de leche, almonds
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 8
Author LDSโ€™s Mom

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
  • 1 can (13.4 oz) Dulce de leche
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup almond flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder

Instructions

  1. First, separate egg whites from egg yolks.

  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk the egg whites until medium peaks form (start on low speed then increase the speed to medium). Set aside.

  3. In a bowl, put the egg yolks, salt, butter and Dulce de leche.

  4. Whisk everything well.

  5. Add all purpose flour, Almond flour and baking powder.

  6. Mix everything well until smooth.

  7. Gently fold in the egg whites to the batter.

  8. Pour the batter in a greased pan. I have used a 7 inch round springform pan.

  9. Bake in 340ยฐF preheated oven for about 50 minutes (to 1 hour).

  10. Let cool before cutting.

Recipe Notes

  • If you use a larger baking pan, the baking time will be less.
  • You can dust the cake with powdered sugar if you like.
  • Donโ€™t prick the center of the cake with a knife to check if it is cooked especially if you see that it is still jiggly. This will deflate the cake in the center, ย that was my mistake!
  • I flipped the cake over but you donโ€™t have to flip it over.
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Vegetable Macรฉdoine

Macedoine salad can be made of fruits or vegetables. The fruits or vegetables should be cut into Macedoine cut (diced into small cubes).

In this recipe, I will be using the frozen mixed vegetables. I will be adding potatoes, cut into small cubes (macedoine cut).

Usually the vegetables are cooked a lโ€™Anglaise but I prefer to steam them, itโ€™s easier and faster.

Video recipe here: https://youtu.be/6f_Qh3Xz-2w
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Vegetable Macรฉdoine

Course Salad
Cuisine French
Keyword macedoine
Servings 3
Author LDSโ€™s Mom

Ingredients

  • 2 medium potatoes
  • 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
  • Salt to taste
  • Mayonnaise to taste

  • Few leaves of Iceberg lettuce for garnish (optional)

  • 1 Roma tomato for garnish (optional)

Instructions

  1. First, peel the potatoes.

  2. Cut them into macedoine cut or dice them small.

  3. Place in a steam basket.

  4. Gently rinse the frozen mixed vegetables to slightly defrost them.

  5. Place the mixed vegetables on top of the potatoes.

  6. Season the top vegetables with salt (no worries the salt will penetrate to the potatoes in the bottom of the basket).

  7. Place the steam basket over a pot of boiling water on medium heat.

  8. Cover the vegetables with a lid and let steam until tender (about 15 minutes or so).

  9. Dump the vegetables in a bowl. Let cool at room temperature for few minutes.

  10. Place them in the fridge for at least 30 minutes or until completely cooled.

  11. Add about 1 tablespoon Mayonnaise to bind the vegetables together.

  12. Serve as is or with lettuce around and more vegetables.

Recipe Notes

  • You can serve your Macedoine with boiled eggs on top.
  • If you chose to cook the vegetables a lโ€™anglaise, cook them separately in salted water or together in order of firmness. Drain and place in ice cold water to stop the cooking and keep their color.
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