🫙 From the Spice Rack
Portuguese Almond & Potato Cake
1 lg Baking potato, about 10 -ounces 1 c Almonds, with skins 2 ts Baking powder 3 lg Eggs, separated 3/4 c Sugar 1/4 c Unsalted butter, softened 1 tb Brandy 1/2 ts Almond extract
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Ingredients
- 1large baking potato, about 10
- 2tsp baking powder
- 3large eggs, separated
- 3/4cup sugar
- 1/4cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1tbsp brandy
- 1/2tsp almond extract
Directions
- 1
1 lg Baking potato, about 10 -ounces 1 c Almonds, with skins 2 ts Baking powder 3 lg Eggs, separated 3/4 c Sugar 1/4 c Unsalted butter, soft
- 2
Force pulp through a coarse sieve or potato ricer
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There should be 1 cup lightly packed
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Set aside to cool
- 5
Preheat oven to 350F
- 6
Butter sides of an 8 1/2-inch spring form pan, line base with a circle of baking parchment
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butter the parchment
- 8
Using a nut mill, grind almonds to powder, stir in baking powder