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Macaron Cake
A show-stopping macaron cake — a simple sponge covered with vanilla cream and chocolate ganache, decorated with French macarons.
Macaron cake — an elegant celebration cake perfect for special occasions.
Ingredients
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- 4 eggs
- A pinch of vanilla
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup liquid milk
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- Filling / white cream
- 1/2 tub liquid whipping cream (about 140 ml)
- Vanilla
- Chocolate ganache
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder or chocolate powder
- 2 squares or half a small bar dark chocolate
- Decoration
- French macarons
- Chocolate sable cookies (optional)
- More macaron recipes: How to make perfect French macarons
- For homemade sable cookies see: Chocolate Sable Cookies Recipe
Method
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- Beat the eggs with vanilla and lemon zest, then add the sugar and whisk until the mixture becomes pale and thick.
- Add the oil and continue mixing, then add the milk and mix.
- Sift the baking powder with the flour and fold into the batter gently with a spoon, folding from bottom to top without overmixing.
- Grease the cake pan with butter, dust with flour, and pour the macaron cake batter into it.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 150°C (302°F) for about 1 hour.Timers: 60 min
- Prepare the white vanilla cream by whipping the cream with a little vanilla until firm.
- Prepare the chocolate ganache: heat the cream with the cocoa and add the chocolate, stirring until warmed (remove before boiling).
- When the cake has cooled completely, spread the vanilla cream on top, then pour the ganache and spread it.
- Finally, decorate the cake with sable cookies and macarons. Click Macaron Dessert Recipe for a macaron method.
Recipe tags
DessertsInternationalVegetarianVeganDairy freeGluten freeNut freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- Macaron Dessert Recipe
- How to make perfect French macarons
- Chocolate Sable Cookies Recipe
