Santiago cake with thermomix

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18 June, 2022

Direct from El Camino de Santiago in Galicia we will present you a delicacy. We will dedicate this recipe to celiac people, since it is an appetizing and gluten-free dessert.

And it is nothing more than the famous Santiago cake, in addition to being simple, it uses few ingredients and it is tradition to eat it or prepare it between the months of July and August, due to the fact that July 25 is celebrated on the day of Santiago.

This cake has a slightly spongy texture, a rich aroma of almonds and is ideal for snacking in the company of your loved ones, to enjoy an evening with friends or family.

Santiago cake with thermomix

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Cooking time:

50 minutes

Total Time

50 minutes

Kitchen

Spanish Cuisine

Category:

desserts with thermomix Vegetarian Recipes with Thermomix Thermomix Gluten Free

Ingredients of Santiago Cake with thermomix

250 grams of almonds
250 grams of white sugar
The skin of a lemon (only the yellow part)
4 eggs
10 grams of butter to grease the mold

To decorate

icing sugar for dusting
Stencil of a Cross of Santiago

Preparation of Santiago Cake with thermomix

Preheat the oven to 180°C
Incorporate in the glass of the thermomix, 250 grams of whole almonds to crush them, program.
10 seconds/ Speed 10
Reserve this almond flour for later.
Later, add 250 grams of sugar and the lemon skin, program.
10 seconds/ Speed 10
Add the eggs, program.
10 seconds/ Speed 5
And finally, add the almond flour, program.
5 seconds/ Speed 5
Later, spread a little butter to the mold and with the help of the spatula pour the preparation.
Bake at 180 °C – 200 °C for about 45 minutes,
until the top hardens slightly and turns golden brown.
Once cooking is complete, remove from the oven and allow to cool well before decorating.
Unmold the cake, place the template of the cross of Santiago on top and sprinkle icing sugar little by little until the surface is covered so that, when you remove it, the silhouette of the cross is printed.
You already have a decorated dessert that will have nothing to envy to those sold in the region’s pastry shops.