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"Moelleux" cake batter

This French-style "moelleux" cake batter gives a softer, moister texture than a classic cake batter. It can be made plain or varied with different flavourings.

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Last modified on: January 26^th 2022

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For 650 g, you will need:

1 70 g butter
2 150 g egg ( How to... )
3 190 g caster sugar
4 10 g Vanilla sugar
5 100 g cream
6 170 g flour
7 3 g baking powder
Total weight: 693 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

In a small saucepan, prepare a noisette butter with 70 g butter.

Leave to cool.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Mix 150 g egg, 190 g caster sugar and 10 g Vanilla sugar in a small bowl with a whisk.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Add 100 g cream and mix again.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Sieve 170 g flour and 3 g baking powder into the mixture.

Stage 5 - 1 min.

And mix in thoroughly.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Finish by adding the noisette butter and mix one last time.

Stage 7

Your "moelleux" cake batter is ready. Cover with plastic film and refrigerate until needed (it can very well be done the day before).

Stage 8

This recipe is only for the dough, but if you just want to make a cake with it, put it in a pan and bake at 360°F (180°C) for about 40 minutes.

Remarks

This recipe just covers how to make the basic batter. Please see the other recipes that include it for how use and bake it.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made, based on a recipe by Gaëtan Paris..

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,398 Kcal or 10,040 Kj	38 gr	331 gr	106 gr
89 %	11 %	23 %	12 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
346 Kcal or 1,449 Kj	5 gr	48 gr	15 gr
13 %	2 %	3 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Egg, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 650 g : 2.12 $

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