Gateau de Noisettes (Nut Cake)

Ingredients

• the yolks of six eggs
• a quarter of a pound of caster sugar
• quarter of a pound of Barcelona nuts
• one ounce of almonds
• two cloves
• five beans of whole coffee
• a buttered mould

Method

1. 1

   Beat yolks and sugar for 15 minutes, then add ground nuts, almonds, cloves, and coffee.

2. 2

   Beat for another 15 minutes, fold in whipped egg whites, and bake in a buttered mould for 40 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Little French dinners (1898) by Eveleen De Rivaz, page 8. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Gateau de Noisettes (Nut Cake). — Put into a basin the yolks of six eggs and a quarter of a pound of caster sugar, beat these well together for fifteen minutes, then add, gradii- ally , the following ingredients, all of which must be previously ground : quarter of a pound of Barcelona nuts, one ounce of almonds, two cloves, and five beans of whole coffee. Beat all thoroughly together for another fifteen minutes ; then whip the whites of the eggs to a very stiff froth and Little French Dinners, 13 add them to the mixture. Bake in a buttered mould

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