Ingredients
- 165 g unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 35 g castor sugar
- 1 tsp golden syrup
- 2 tsp brandy
- 60 g semolina
- spread thinly on baking tray lined with aluminium foil; bake 10 minutes at 180°C; stir thoroughly; continue baking till light brown and fragrant, another 5 minutes or so; leave till cool
 80 g yolks- 35 g castor sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 60 g almonds
- bake at 180°C till brown and fragrant, 6-8 mins; chop roughly when cool; grind till fine
- 20 g cake flour
- 1/6 tsp baking soda
- 80 g egg whites
- 1/8 tsp cream of tartar
- 35 g castor sugar
Directions
- Whisk 165 g butter and 35 g sugar till thick and pale. Add 1 tsp golden syrup and 2 tsp brandy. Mix till combined. Add baked semolina. Mix thoroughly. Set aside till semolina is soft, about 1 hour, in air-conditioned comfort if weather is unusually hot.
 Preheat oven to 170°C. Line 18 x 5 cm round cake pan with parchment paper.- Whisk 80 g yolks and 35 g castor sugar till thick and pale. Add 1 tsp vanilla extract and ground almonds. Sift 20 g cake flour and 1/6 tsp baking soda into mixture. Mix evenly. Add to butter mixture. Fold till almost even.
 Whisk 80 g egg whites till thick foam forms. Add 1/8 tsp cream of tartar. Whisk till foam thickens further. Gradually add 35 g castor sugar as you continue whisking. Keep whisking till egg whites just reach stiff peak stage. Fold into yolk and butter mixture in 2 batches till just evenly mixed, scraping down thoroughly as you fold.- Pour batter into cake pan and level top. Bake till cake shrinks very slightly from sides, around 40 minutes. If cake browns too fast – check 25 minutes into baking – block oven’s top heat with baking tray. Remove cake from oven. Let cool a few minutes. Unmould and leave on wire rack till completely cool.
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