Soft butter beaten with sugar to a pale cream, eggs added one at a time, and only then gluten-free flour blend (sometimes ground almonds) folded in: butter cake, orange-almond cake and date cake with dates soaked in boiling water. Gluten-free version: Gluten-free flour blend.
Preheat the oven to 175°C (345°F) and grease Round pan of 24 cm.
⚙ Preheating the OvenOven
💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
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Whip the soft butter with the sugar, until pale and fluffy.
⚙ WhippingBowlHand mixerorStand mixerorWhisk
💡Cream the butter soft, at room temperature: cold butter doesn't take in air, and melted butter doesn't hold it.
3
Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each until absorbed.
💡One egg at a time, and only when the previous one is absorbed: that way the emulsion holds and the batter doesn't split into curds.
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Add the vanilla and mix.
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Add the gluten-free flour blend and baking powder and Fold gently, just until no dry gluten-free flour blend remains.
⚙ FoldingSilicone spatula
💡Fold with a spatula, in broad strokes from the bottom up, and stop when there's no dry gluten-free flour blend: vigorous mixing of a batter with gluten-free flour blend develops gluten.
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Pour into the pan.
Baking pan
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Bake 40–45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan
💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
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Let cool completely before slicing.
847calories
13 gprotein
95 gcarbs
46 gfat
● protein 6%● carbs 45%● fat 49%
Per serving (213 g), of 4 servings
To assemble ·
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Sugar: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 200 g · 387 kcal per 100 g · More about Sugar →
Eggs: measured in pieces: one ≈ 50 g · 143 kcal per 100 g · More about Eggs →
Vanilla extract: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 4.2 g · 288 kcal per 100 g · More about Vanilla extract →
Flour: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 120 g · 364 kcal per 100 g · More about Flour →
Baking powder: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 4.6 g · 80 kcal per 100 g · More about Baking powder →
🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel
Oven· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
Baking pan· Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
Bowl· Also works: Pot (None)
Silicone spatula· Also works: Wooden spoon (Scrapes less well) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (None)
Hand mixer or Stand mixer or Whisk· one of them
By the steps, as the recipe is built now: another version or addition can change the list.
Possible additions: Dates soaked in boiling water · Baking soda in the date soak · Boiling water for soaking · Vanilla · Yogurt · Milk alternating with the flour · Zest and juice of a whole citrus fruit · Ground almonds · Baking powder · Baking soda in the batter · Cinnamon · Nutmeg · salt · Chopped walnuts · Whole nuts on top · Cocoa marble (half the batter) · Strawberries on the cream · Colored sprinkles for decoration · Honey for drizzling · Orange juice glaze · Powdered sugar for the glaze · Strong coffee · Fruit on top of the batter · Powdered sugar on top · Alcohol in the batter · Soaked in syrup (soaking time) (1 hour) · Honey over the batter before baking · Melted chocolate on top · Chilling before serving (1 hour) · Colored layers (number) (6) · Food coloring · Cocoa in the batter · Vinegar with the baking soda, at the end · Cubed apples · Lemon juice in the batter · Grated lemon zest · Jam layer on the batter · Sour cream · Raw tahini · Crumbled halva · Sprinkled on top before baking · Cooling in the pan before unmolding (minutes) (10) · Nuts on the ganache · Raisins · Nuts (not chopped) with the dried fruit · Chopped dried apricots · Blueberries folded into the batter · Flour for coating the fruit · Individual cakes in a muffin tin (filling the cups) (¾) · Honey in the batter · Ground ginger · Ground cloves · Melted chocolate marble (half the batter) · Mashed ripe bananas
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