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Desserts from Italy - Trentino Alto Adige
Buckwheat cake
Buckwheat cake
ready in
1 hour
difficulty
daily requirement
100% Fat
100% Protein
100% Carbohydrates
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description
The buckwheat cake is a rustic dessert, of South Tyrolean tradition, perfect for warming the cold winter days.
preparation
step 1
Finely chop the almonds. Beat the egg whites until stiff with 100 grams of sugar.
step 2
Separately, whisk the soft butter with the remaining 150 grams of sugar until you get a froth, then add one yolk at a time, add the flour, baking powder and almonds and mix well. Then add the whipped egg whites gently.
step 3
Pour the mixture into a greased and floured mold of 26 cm in diameter, bake at 180 degrees for 45 minutes.
step 4
Leave to cool, cut in half and stuffed with jam. Ultimate with a dusting of powdered sugar.