Queen of Sheba – Chocolate Almond Cake – Gluten-free version
Queen of Sheba – a spongy, rich French-inspired chocolate and almond cake covered in a chocolate ganache glaze Gluten-free version: Gluten-free flour blend.
Whip the yolks with ¾ of the sugar, until the mixture is a pale cream.
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Add the whipped yolks to the melted chocolate along with the vanilla and mix.
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Whip the whites with the rest of the sugar, until stiff and glossy. Fold them into the mixture along with the gluten-free flour blend, almond flour, baking powder and salt, with gentle movements.
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💡Whip egg whites in a clean, dry bowl, without a drop of yolk.
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Bake in a 22 cm round pan in an oven preheated to 170°C (340°F) 35–40 minutes, until the cake is set in the center.
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💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
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Melt the chocolate with the butter and stir until smooth.
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Let the cake cool and coat it with the chocolate coating.
554calories
8 gprotein
42 gcarbs
40 gfat
● protein 6%● carbs 30%● fat 64%
Per serving (121 g), of 8 servings
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⚖ About the ingredients
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 →
Flour: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 7.8 g · 364 kcal per 100 g · More about Flour →
Vanilla extract: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 4.2 g · 288 kcal per 100 g · More about Vanilla extract →
Baking powder: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 4.6 g · 80 kcal per 100 g · More about Baking powder →
Salt: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 6 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Salt →
Almond flour: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 96 g · 579 kcal per 100 g · More about Almond flour →
🔧 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)
Round pan· Also works: Springform pan (None) · Square pan (None)
Bowl· Also works: Pot (None)
Microwave or Double boiler (bain-marie)· one of them
Hand mixer or Stand mixer or Whisk· one of them
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