Italian Fruit and Nut Gateau
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Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
55 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
- Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups blanched almonds
- 3 cups Walnut
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp grated Nutmeg
- 1 tsp Mixed spice
- ¾ cup mixed Candied fruit (chopped)
- 1 cup finely chopped Candied fruit
- 3 ½ ozs Chocolate (70% cocoa solids, chopped)
- ⅜ cup clear honey
- ¾ cup caster sugar
- powdered sugar
Preparation
Kitchen utensils
1 Peeler, 1 Cutting board, 1 Knife, 1 Vegetable brush, 1 dünne Rubber gloves oder Einmalhandschuhe, 1 Measuring cups, 1 Small pot mit Deckel, 1 Wooden spoon, 1 Citrus juicer, 1 Tablespoon, 1 Mini food processor, 1 Immersion blender
Preparation steps
1.
Heat the oven to 180°C (160° fan) 350°F gas 4. Line a 20 cm| 8" round cake tin with non-stick baking paper.
2.
Toast the almonds and walnuts on a baking tray for 5 minutes. Set aside to cool, then chop roughly.
3.
Place the nuts in a mixing bowl and sift in the flour, cocoa and spices. Stir in the candied fruits, peel and chocolate.
4.
Heat the honey and sugar gently in a pan and cook over a low heat until the texture is 'rubbery' - not a syrup. Add to the dry ingredients and stir very thoroughly to combine. As the mixture cools you can do this with your hands.
5.
Increase the oven temperatue to 190°C (170° fan) 375°F gas 5.
6.
Press the mixture evenly into the tin. Bake for 20-30 minutes. The cake will remain flat and unrisen.
7.
Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then place on a wire rack to cool completely. Sift over a thick layer of icing sugar.
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