Almond bettenber cake

Name: Almond bettenber cake
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup almond flour (ground almonds); 1 1/4 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 2 tbsp milk; 1/2 cup curd; For almond batter; 1 tsp almond extract; For chocolate batter; 2 tbsp cocoa powder; 1 tbsp sugar; 2 tbsp milk; For brushing-; 3/4 cup jam; as required Almond Paste (Marzipan); 2 cups almond flour (ground almonds); 1 cup powdered sugar; 4 tbsp jam; 2 tbsp cocoa powder

Palak Manghwani @palak_manghwani

Akot , Maharashtra

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Ingredients

3/4 cupbutter
3/4 cupsugar
1 cupall-purpose flour
1/2 cupalmond flour (ground almonds)
1 1/4 tspbaking powder
1/4 tspsalt
2 tbspmilk
1/2 cupcurd
For almond batter
1 tspalmond extract
For chocolate batter
2 tbspcocoa powder
1 tbspsugar
2 tbspmilk
Forbrushing-
3/4 cupjam
as requiredAlmond Paste (Marzipan)
2 cupsalmond flour (ground almonds)
1 cuppowdered sugar
4 tbspjam
2 tbspcocoa powder

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Steps

1

Preheat the oven to 180C. Grease and line an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper, dividing the pan in half using an aluminum wall.
2

In a medium bowl combine flour with almond flour, baking powder and salt.
In a large bowl mix butter with sugar until creamy. Add curd mix it.
3

Gradually add flour mixture and milk and mix to combine.
Divide batter in half.For the almond batter incorporate almond extract.
4

For the chocolate batter mix cocoa powder, milk and sugar in a small bowl and incorporate in the other half of batter.Pour each batter into one half of the prepared pan.
5

Bake for about 30-35 minutes.Remove from oven, cool for 5 minutes in the pan and then cool completely.
6

Meanwhile warm the jam, sieve and let cool.
When cakes are completely cooled place trim the tops to flatten, and place one on top of the other and trim to equal size. Cut each in half lengthways.
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Place a strip of chocolate cake on a working surface, brush the top and sides with jam and place an almond cake next to it. Repeat with the other strips of cake on top. Make sure to brush each with jam.
8

Prepare the almond paste. Place the almond flour, powdered sugar and cocoa powder into the bowl of a food processor. Grind to combine. Add jam and almond extract and continue grinding until it comes together. Knead a bit into your hands to come together.
9

Use a rolling pin to roll the almond paste between two sheets of parchment paper, into a thin layer.
10

Cut the almond paste into a rectangle. Tightly wrap the cake in almond paste (marzipan). Trim the ends and refrigerate until ready to serve.