Fabulous Egyptian cake with nuts

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Let's make a biscuit! Grate 100 grams of walnuts on a fine grater, pour into a bowl and add 30 grams of flour. Mix well and set aside.

2. Step 2:

   

   Take 5 eggs and separate the white from the yolk. We set the yolks aside, we will need them for the cream. Add a pinch of salt to the proteins and beat with a mixer until light foam. Without stopping whipping, gradually pour 125 grams of sugar and beat with a mixer until stable peaks. To the whipped whites, gradually pour the chopped nuts with flour, mix. The dough is ready!

3. Step 3:

   

   Spread the dough in a baking sheet 30 by 40 centimeters, covered with parchment paper and level over the entire surface. We send it to the preheated oven to 170 degrees and bake for 20 minutes.

4. Step 4:

   

   Let it cool down well and we separate the parchment paper from the finished biscuit. According to the same recipe, we bake another biscuit.

5. Step 5:

   

   Prepare the Custard! The remaining 10 egg yolks will be beaten a little with a whisk. from a full 300 gram glass, pour a little milk and mix well as well.

6. Step 6:

   

   In 100 grams of flour, pour half the sugar (250 grams in total, pour about 125 grams) and mix. Add sugar and flour to the yolk mass and mix with a whisk until smooth.

7. Step 7:

   

   Pour the remaining milk into a saucepan and pour the remaining sugar. We send it to the fire and bring it to a hot state, but do not boil it! Pour the hot milk slowly into the cream and mix with a whisk, with quick movements.

8. Step 8:

   

   Pour the resulting mass into a saucepan and send it to a small fire. Stirring quickly with a whisk, cook for 5-10 minutes, until thickened.

9. Step 9:

   

   Pour the thickened cream into a bowl. Tightly cover with cling film in contact and let it cool to room temperature.

11. Step 10:

    

    Put 160 grams of soft butter in the cooled cream and mix with a mixer with impulsive movements so as not to over-beat the cream. We cover it tightly with cling film and send it to the refrigerator for 2 hours so that the cream thickens.

12. Step 11:

    

    Let's make a Cream with praline! pour 150 grams of sugar into a saucepan and send it to a small fire Mix as little as possible, only when necessary. When the sugar is completely dissolved, pour 150 grams of fried hazelnuts and quickly mix it with melted sugar.

13. Step 12:

    

    Spread the caramelized hazelnuts on parchment paper and, if possible, smooth them with a spoon. Let it cool down.

14. Step 13:

    

    Frozen nuts are broken into small pieces and crushed in a blender or coffee grinder.

15. Step 14:

    

    400 milliliters of cream will be whipped with a blender to steady peaks.

16. Step 15:

    

    Pour in half of the chopped, caramelized hazelnuts and gently mix with a spatula. The cream is ready!

17. Step 16:

    

    Assemble the cake! We divide the cakes into 2 equal parts. We spread the cake on a dish and smear it with a layer of custard. We smear the cream with the proline on top and spread the second cake. In the same way, we do it with the rest of the cakes.

18. Step 17:

    

    Smear the custard up and sides of the cake. And we apply a cream with proline on top. Sprinkle up and sides with the remaining chopped hazelnuts. The cake turns out to be fabulously delicious and very tender, be sure to prepare this wonderful cake, You will be delighted!