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A recipe like this reine de saba cake will remind you just how important the chocolate part of this life equation is. Reine de Saba Named after the Queen of Sheba, this chocolate and almond cake is said to be one of the first French cakes that Julia Child ever ate. This is from Julia Child's first book, The French Chef.

Reine de Saba(French cake) is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Reine de Saba(French cake) is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have reine de saba(french cake) using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Reine de Saba(French cake):

1. Prepare Meringue
2. Get 3 egg whites
3. Prepare pinch salt
4. Make ready 1 tbsp granulated sugar
5. Get Cake
6. Prepare 115 g soften it unsalted butter
7. Prepare 150 g granulated sugar
8. Take 114 g 72% of melted chocolate
9. Take 2 tablespoons brewed coffee (I used instant coffee)
10. Get 26 g almond meals ( I blended unsalted almonds till it’s very fine
11. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
12. Prepare 62 g cake flour (I mixed half cup of all purpose and 1 tablespoon of corn starch to make the flour)
13. Take Chocolate Glaze
14. Take 57 g dark chocolate
15. Prepare 57 g unsalted butter
16. Take 9 inch cake pan

That's was quite hard but definitely worth it! Please do not hesitate to let me know if something is not working or if. The Reine de Saba cake is dark and rich, sophisticated and it's no wonder Julia fell in love with the French cuisine if this was indeed her first taste. The cake itself is quite simple to make but there are simple keys to making it how the French do, or Julia herself.

Steps to make Reine de Saba(French cake):

1. Whisk egg white and salt on high speed until the eggs lose their yellow appearance and begin to foam. Sprinkle sugar and whisk till stiff. Set aside.
2. Beat the unsalted butter and granulated sugar together on medium speed until light and fluffy. add the egg yolks and mix until the batter is light yellow (vanilla-colored
3. Add the melted chocolate and coffee to the batter, then mix just to incorporate. Then mix in the almond meal and almond extract. Finally, on low speed, mix in 1/3 of the egg whites to lighten up the batter.
4. Fold using a spatula half of the cake flour into the batter. Add another third of egg whites to the, and very gently fold the whites into the batter. Add the remaining cake flour and gently fold to mix. Finally, add the remaining egg whites and gently fold to incorporate. There shouldn't be any unmixed egg whites.
5. Butter your pan. Preheat oven at 175C fan. Bake cake for 16-min. I choose 15 min to have a fudgey texture. Then, take out the cake and let it sit for 10min. Take out the cake and let it cook completely.
6. Melt the chocolate and butter. Smooth the glaze across the top of the cake first, giving time for the chocolate to somewhat set before smoothing down the sides. Garnish with almonds and serve!

Combine chopped chocolate and rum in medium metal bowl. Julia Child's famous Reine de Saba or Chocolate Almond Cake is an elegant dessert to serve with your holiday meals. In her later book, The Way to Cook, Julia says that this cake, prepared by her French co-author Simca, was the first French cake she ever ate. As "Reine de Saba" is French for Queen of Sheba, this seems entirely fitting. It also makes this cake eminently suitable for those who are gluten-intolerant.

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