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Halva Gateau
CAKE 3/4 cup superfine sugar 3/4 cup unsalted butter -- softened 3 eggs -- beaten 1/3 cup strong coffee 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons semolina 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon...
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Ingredients8 items
Ingredients
- 3/4cupunsalted butter -- softened
- 3eggs -- beaten
- 1/3cupstrong coffee
- 11/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons semolina
- 1tablespoonbaking powder
- 1teaspoonground cinnamon
- 11/3 cups ground almonds.
- 1/3cupstrong coffee.
Directions
- 1
CAKE 3/4 cup superfine sugar 3/4 cup unsalted butter -- softened 3 eggs -- beaten 1/3 cup strong coffee 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons semoli
- 2
SYRUP 3/4 cup superfine sugar 1/3 cup strong coffee
- 3
HALVA CREAM 4 ozs
- 4
Halva -- broken in pieces 3 tablespoons strong coffee 1 cup superfine sugar 12 tablespoons unsalted butter -- softened
- 5
DECORATION 1/4 cup pistachios -- chopped
- 6
Preheat oven to 425F (220C)
- 7
Grease and line 2 deep 8-inch round cake pans with waxed paper
- 8
To make a cake, in a bowl, cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy