Dessert Cake Namur (Gateau Namurois)

Submitted by MomLuvs6

"From The Belgian Cookbook. For ZWT6"

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 4 eggs, separated
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄3 cup ground almonds
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla flavoring
• 1⁄2 cup flour
• 1⁄3 cup cornstarch
• jam
• whipped cream

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease and flour well a 9x9x2" cake pan.
3. In a small mixing bowl sift flour and cornstarch together. Set aside.
4. Add 4 egg yolks and sugar in mixing bowl. Beat for 5 minutes or longer. Mixture should be thick and light.
5. Add ground almonds and vanilla, stir.
6. Gradually add the flour and cornstarch, mixing well.
7. Beat egg whites until stiff, add a 1/4 cup of them to mixture and mix well.
8. Fold in the rest of the egg whites, gently.
9. Pour into cake pan.
10. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until toothpick come out clean.
11. Cool for 10 minutes, remove from cake pan and turn right side up.
12. To Serve: Cut cake in half. Fill with jam or whipped cream or both.

Reviews

[Baby Kato]

Wow, was this good MomLuvs6. Truly an outstanding cake. I absolutely adored the flavor and texture of this cake. It reminded me of meragne but with a sturdier texture, light, tender, fluffy and crispy on the outsides. I love what the ground almonds do for this cake. It was easy to make with fabulous results. Easily the best cake I have made on this site so far. I split the cake added fresh stewed strawberries and vanilla whipped cream and garnished with a little powdered sugar. This beautiful treat will be going into my Best of 2011 cookbook. Thank you to momaphet for recommending it and also a big thank you to MomLuvs6 for sharing her recipe with all of us. Made for best of 2010.

 

[momaphet]

Yum! This is a denser version of a genoise that I've made for years and we really enjoyed it. I added almond extract and served it split with strawberries from the garden and whipped cream. This would make a great picnic/ brown bag snack as it doesn't seem to crumble. Thanks MomLuvs6! Made for ZWT6 ZINGO by one of the Unrulies Under the Influence

 

[Darkhunter]

Oh, wow is this good! Such a pretty presentation, as well. I used some special blackberry preserves I've been saving. And they were well worth saving for this! Made a lovely dessert! Thnx for sharing your recipe, MomLuvs6. Made for the Voracious Vagabonds of ZWT 6.

 

[evelynathens]

First thing - I loved that this made a little cake and that there were no leftovers left for mom to eat, secretly. Secondly - outstanding flavour! A little more work than I'm used to in a cake (I hate getting out the 2nd mixing bowl) but so good and worth it. When cool, I split in half and we ate it like shortcake, with lightly sweetened whipped cream and raspberry preserves in the middle, and a dollop of each on top for decoration. Thanks for such a good recipe!

 

[Pesto lover]

This turned out very well. I love the flavor of the cake itself. I cut it in half, filled it with Cool Whip, Recipe #417148, and then topped it with more cool whip and more strawberries jubilee. Wow! I will make this again and again. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Made for ZWT6.