Almond flour cake with coconut chips

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make a cake from almond flour with coconut chips? First of all, prepare everything you need for a biscuit. The amount of ingredients is calculated for a shape with a diameter of 22 cm. Divide the eggs into whites and yolks.

2. Step 2:

   

   Send the proteins to a clean and pre-skimmed container (you can skim with lemon juice). Add a pinch of salt and beat with a mixer until a soft white foam appears. Add half of the sugar and continue to beat until stable peaks appear. The biscuit is prepared without the addition of baking powder, so the structure of the future cake depends on the correct whipping of proteins.

3. Step 3:

   

   Pour the remaining sugar into the container with the yolks and add 2-3 drops of almond flavor. Whisk until smooth and light.

4. Step 4:

   

   Transfer the beaten yolks to the whites. Knead with a silicone spatula in one direction. Do not interfere much, otherwise the mass will fall off and the biscuit will not work.

5. Step 5:

   

   Pour in the almond flour and mix everything gently in one direction again.

6. Step 6:

   

   Add the wheat sifted flour in 2-3 sets. Mix everything carefully, avoiding sudden movements. Please note that you may take more or less flour than me. Be guided by the consistency of the dough. It should be fluid, but not too liquid.

7. Step 7:

   

   As soon as the mass becomes homogeneous, stop mixing.

8. Step 8:

   

   Cover the bottom of the round shape with parchment paper. Pour in the dough and smooth the surface gently.

9. Step 9:

   

   Place in a preheated oven and bake at 180 degrees for about 30-40 minutes. Try not to open the oven for the first 20 minutes, otherwise the biscuit will settle. You can check the readiness of the cake with a wooden skewer. Pierce the middle of the baking, if the stick is dry, then the biscuit is ready. Determine the exact time by your oven.

10. Step 10:

    

    Cool the cake upside down. It is convenient to put the form with the cake on the grill or on 2 bowls (as in the photo).

11. Step 11:

    

    The cooled biscuit can be used immediately to make a cake or wrapped in plastic wrap and left overnight. I left the cake until the next day. So it acquired the desired texture and did not crumble much when cut.

12. Step 12:

    

    Prepare all the products for making the cream.

13. Step 13:

    

    Divide the chocolate into tiles, send it to a small ladle or saucepan.

14. Step 14:

    

    Pour 50 gr. of the total amount of cream.

15. Step 15:

    

    Melt the chocolate in a water bath. Cook over low heat, stirring. If the chocolate is overexposed on the stove, it will curdle. Remove from the stove and cool.

16. Step 16:

    

    Beat the remaining cream with a mixer until stable peaks. The cream should be well cooled, so do not take it out of the refrigerator in advance.

18. Step 17:

    

    Add soft cottage cheese to the chocolate.

19. Step 18:

    

    Beat with a mixer until smooth.

20. Step 19:

    

    Send the creamy chocolate mixture to the cream.

21. Step 20:

    

    Add powdered sugar.

22. Step 21:

    

    Stir with a silicone spatula until smooth.

23. Step 22:

    

    Pour in the coconut chips and mix everything again. The cream is ready.

24. Step 23:

    

    Divide the sponge cake into 3 even cakes. I do this with a special ring and a thin long knife.

25. Step 24:

    

    Prepare the impregnation. Stir the sugar in hot water, add a couple of drops of almond flavor and cool.

26. Step 25:

    

    Place the first cake on a flat surface. Lubricate it with impregnation.

27. Step 26:

    

    Apply a third of the curd cream, smooth it out.

28. Step 27:

    

    Then do the same with the rest of the cakes and cream.

29. Step 28:

    

    Grease the sides of the cake with the remnants of the cream and sprinkle with coconut shavings on all sides. Put the cake in the refrigerator for 4-6 hours. I usually leave it overnight. So the cakes will be soaked with a delicate coconut cream as much as possible, the taste of the dessert will be complete.

30. Step 29:

    

    Decorate the finished cake as desired. It can be various fruits, mint leaves, berries or sweets "Raffaello".

31. Step 30:

    

    Done!

32. Step 31:

    

    Cut the cake into portions and enjoy the heavenly taste!