Toasted-Almond Cake with Strawberries in Rosé-Water Syrup

Name: Toasted-Almond Cake with Strawberries in Rosé-Water Syrup
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons almond extract; 57 grams 1/2 cup sliced almonds; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 4 larges eggs, at room temperature 30 minutes; 296 milliliters all-purpose flour; 296 milliliters superfine granulated sugar; 315 milliliters granulated sugar; 355 milliliters chilled heavy cream; 6 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoons rose water or 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, or to taste; 1 teaspoons salt; 907 grams strawberries, trimmed and quartered lengthwise; 177 milliliters 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, melted and cooled; 473 milliliters water; 177 milliliters whole almonds with skins (1/4 pound), toasted and cooled; 79 milliliters whole milk

Toasted-Almond Cake with Strawberries in Rosé-Water Syrup might be just the dessert you are searching for. This vegetarian recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains around 11g of protein, 47g of fat, and a total of 823 calories. Head to the store and pick up almonds, lemon juice, baking powder, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours.

Instructions

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour cake pan, knocking out excess flour.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Cake Form

Oven

With blender motor at high speed, add half of toasted almonds through top hole and finely grind (be careful not to grind to a paste).

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Almonds

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Blender

Transfer to a bowl and grind remaining almonds in same manner, transferring to bowl.

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Almonds

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Bowl

Add flour, baking powder, and salt to ground almonds and whisk until combined well.

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Almond Meal

Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Beat eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until foamy, about 15 seconds, then add superfine sugar a little at a time, beating. Continue beating until mixture is thick, pale, and forms a ribbon when beater is lifted, 7 to 8 minutes in a stand mixer or 10 to 14 minutes with a handheld.

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Superfine Sugar

Egg

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Hand Mixer

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Bowl

Add butter in a slow stream, beating, then add milk and almond extract and beat until just combined. Reduce speed to low, then add flour mixture, mixing until just combined.

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Almond Extract

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Milk

Spread batter in pan, smoothing top, then sprinkle evenly with sliced almonds.

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Sliced Almonds

Spread

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Frying Pan

Bake until top is golden, cake begins to pull away from side of pan, and a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool cake in pan on a rack 30 minutes, then run a knife around edge to loosen and invert onto rack. Turn cake right side up on rack and cool completely, about 30 minutes more.

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Oven

Knife

Frying Pan

Bring water, sugar, and lemon juice to a boil in a 2- to 3-quart saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then boil, uncovered, until reduced to about 2 cups, 8 to 10 minutes.

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Lemon Juice

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Transfer syrup to a bowl and cool completely. Stir in strawberries and rose water and macerate at room temperature 30 minutes.

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Strawberries

Rose Water

Syrup

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Bowl

Beat cream in a large bowl with cleaned beaters until it holds soft peaks.

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Cream

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Bowl

Cut cake into 4 squares and reserve 2 squares for another use. Carefully cut each of remaining 2 squares diagonally into quarters for a total of 8 triangles, then halve each triangle horizontally. Sandwich triangle halves with strawberries, syrup, and whipped cream.

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Whipped Cream