Three layer walnut cake

03/07/2014 12:43

Ingredients:

First Bark:

  • 5 egg whites
  • 150g sugar
  • 200g ground walnuts
  • 1 tablespoon flour

Second layer:

  • 5 egg whites
  • 150g sugar
  • 200g chopped roasted hazelnuts
  • 1 tablespoon flour

Third layer:

  • 5 egg whites
  • 150g sugar
  • 200g ground almonds
  • 1 tablespoon flour

Filling:

  • 15 egg yolks
  • 15 tablespoons of sugar
  • 100g chocolate
  • 300g butter

Chocolate Frosting:

  • 200g chocolate
  • 6 tablespoons oil

Preparing mignon cakes:

  1. Bake in the oven the nuts, remove the thin brown shell and grind.
  2. The procedure is the same for all three crust: Whisk the egg whites to foam, add the sugar and in the end carefully mix in the walnuts , hazelnuts , almonds and add a tablespoon of flour.
  3. Deploy in the pan coated with greasy paper and bake at 180-200 C for about 20 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, prepare the filling : cook steamed egg yolks and sugar, so when you add chocolate to thicken .
  5. Mix with egg and butter the cooled filling and fill the crust, first with walnuts, almonds in the middle, and put through the crust with hazelnuts.
  6. Cover lightly the filling on all sides, and when it is a little cooled pour chocolate glaze.
  7. For decoration make foamy butter and whisk in the melted chocolate (1:1). Garnish the sides with ground hazelnuts.
 
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