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The King's Cake

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Ingredients for 1 servings:

  • 500 g puff pastry
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 100 g sugar
  • 70 g butter
  • 1 shot of rum
  • 125 g almonds, ground
  • 1 tbsp flour

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 40 minutes; Total time approx. 50 minutes

Combine the butter, sugar, eggs, rum, flour, and ground almonds in a bowl and mix with a mixer until relatively smooth. Grease a porcelain baking dish and line it with a layer of puff pastry. Spread the almond mixture on top, then place the second layer of puff pastry on top and brush with egg yolk. Press the edges of the two puff pastry layers together to seal the sides of the galette. Bake for 35-40 minutes in a preheated oven at 180°C (top/bottom heat).

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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