Name: Little moist almond cakes
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: Glace icing; 1 cup (160g) pure icing sugar; 1 teaspoon butter, softened; 1 tablespoon orange juice, approximately; 1 tablespoon lime juice, approximately; 6 egg whites; 185 gram butter, melted; 1 1/2 cup (240g) icing sugar mixture; 1 cup (125g) almond meal; 1/2 cup (75g) plain flour; 2 teaspoon finely grated lime rind; 2 teaspoon finely grated orange rind; rose petals to decorate, optional

Little moist almond cakes

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Makes 36 Item

Prep

30M

Cook

15M

Total

45M

Ingredients

Glace icing

1 cup (160g) pure icing sugar

1 teaspoon butter, softened

1 tablespoon orange juice, approximately

1 tablespoon lime juice, approximately

6 egg whites

185 gram butter, melted

1 1/2 cup (240g) icing sugar mixture

1 cup (125g) almond meal

1/2 cup (75g) plain flour

2 teaspoon finely grated lime rind

2 teaspoon finely grated orange rind

rose petals to decorate, optional

Method

Little moist almond cakes

1.Preheat the oven to moderate (180°C/160°C fan-forced). Grease 36 mini-muffin pan holes.

2.Whisk egg whites lightly in a medium bowl, until combined (just frothy). Add butter, sifted icing sugar, almond meal, flour and rinds; whisk until just combined.

3.Divide mixture among prepared pans. Bake in moderate oven for about 15 minutes. Turn cakes onto wire racks, top-side up, to cool.

Glace Icing

4.place half the sifted icing sugar and half the butter in a small heatproof bowl. Add enough orange juice to make a firm paste. Stir over a small saucepan of gently simmering water until the icing is a spreading consistency; don’t overheat. Spread half the cakes with orange Glace Icing. Repeat with remaining sifted icing sugar, butter and lime juice and remaining cakes.

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