Frangipane Twelfth-night Cake

At the beginning of the year, period epiphany I offer a recipe frangipane twelfth-night cake that will delight  lovers of good food, as we are. Also at the end of recipe you will find some food and wine pairing advice : What to drink with this special cake ? Let’s go to the recipe of the frangipane twelfth-night cake.

Time: 30 minutes (or 3h30 if you make a homemade puff pastry)

Ingredients: (for 6 people)

For puff pastry: (or if you haven’t enough time you can buy two puff pasta)

• 400 gr flour 100 gr + for work
• 20 cl of water
• 400 gr of butter
• 8 grams of salt
• An egg yolk to give the golden color to the pasta

For the unit:

• 110 gr almonds
• 1 egg
• 80 gr of butter
• 110 grams of sugar
• 1.5 tablespoon of Rum (or Grand Marnier)
• 3 drops of almond extract
• 1 bean
• A crown

Preparation:

For the puff pastry :

1 . THE QUANTITIES INDICATED ABOVE ARE PROVIDED FOR TWO puffs. So remember to divide the quantities in half and similarly perform the instructions 2-17 double to produce TWO puffs.

2 . Sift flour

3 . Put the flour in a bowl

4 . Dissolve the salt in water

5 . Add brine flour

6 . Knead (if the dough is too sticky add a little flour). You can also use a robot for this operation

7 . Make a paste and then add the butter

8 . Knead (always possible to use a robot)

9 . Form a ball

10 . Flour a work table

11 . Spread batter onto finely table (form a rectangle) using a rolling pin