Gateau
Serves 16
Basic mixture
4 egg whites
4 tbsp hot water
175 g caster sugar
4 egg yolks
200 g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
Luxury mixture
6 egg whites
180 g caster sugar
3 tsp vanilla sugar
6 egg yolks
90 g plain flour
90 g cornflour
Method
Beat the egg whites with the hot water
until stiff. Slowly add the caster sugar,
beating after each addition and then
fold in the beaten egg yolk.
Sift together the baking powder and
flour (or cornflour without baking
powder) and gently fold into the egg
white mixture.
Lightly grease a springform tin (
C
26
cm), and line with baking parchment.
Pour the mixture into the tin, and bake
until golden.
After baking, loosen around the edges
using a sharp knife. Turn the cake out
and remove the baking parchment. Cut
horizontally through the cake twice to
make 3 layers. Fill with your choice of
pre-prepared filling.
Recommended settings
Function: Automatic programmes
Programme: Cakes \ Gateau \ 4 eggs
or 5–6 eggs
Programme duration:
– Approx. 29 minutes (Basic mixture)
– Approx. 45 minutes (Luxury mixture)
Alternative settings
Function: Conventional heat
Rapid heat-up: off
Temperature: 170–190 °C
Shelf level: 1
Duration:
– Basic mixture: 20–25 m
pre-heating
– Luxury mixture: 35–40 m
pre-heating
Function: Fan plus
Rapid heat-up: off
Temperature: 160–180 °C
Shelf level: 1
Duration:
– 30–35 minutes (Basic mixture)
– 40–50 minutes (Luxury mixture)
Tip
If you want to make a cake with a fresh
fruit topping use half of the ingredients
for the basic gateau recipe above.
Using the same temperature the
cooking duration will be about
5 minutes shorter. For a chocolate
gateau add 1-2 tsp of cocoa powder to
the flour mixture.
Baking
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