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Queen of Sheba – Chocolate Almond Cake
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Queen of Sheba – Chocolate Almond Cake – Pareve version

Queen of Sheba – a spongy, rich French-inspired chocolate and almond cake covered in a chocolate ganache glaze Pareve version: Margarine and Dark chocolate (dairy-free).

⏱ 1 hr 5 min🍽 8 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 3 parts

👨‍🍳 Method

To assemble

  1. 1
    Melt the chocolate and margarine and let cool.
    Double boiler (bain-marie)orMicrowave
  2. 2
    Whip the yolks with ¾ of the sugar, until the mixture is a pale cream.
    ⚙ WhippingBowlHand mixerorStand mixerorWhisk
  3. 3
    Add the whipped yolks to the melted chocolate along with the vanilla and mix.
  4. 4
    Whip the whites with the rest of the sugar, until stiff and glossy. Fold them into the mixture along with the flour, almond flour, baking powder and salt, with gentle movements.
    ⚙ WhippingBowlHand mixerorStand mixerorWhisk
    💡Whip egg whites in a clean, dry bowl, without a drop of yolk.
  5. 5
    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.
    ⚙ BakingOvenRound pan
    💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
  6. 6
    Melt the chocolate with the margarine and stir until smooth.
    Double boiler (bain-marie)orMicrowave
  7. 7
    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

To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 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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