PAIN DE GÊNES - roasted almond cake. Very easy and light. Can be made gluten free flour too!

#pierrecooksathome #easyrecipe #organic #almond #almondcake #light Pain de Gênes 150g almond powder 150g caster sugar 4 eggs 95g unsalted butter (plus a bit more for your tin) 25gr corn starch 25gr plain unbleached flour 30gr almond flakes Preheat your oven @150 Toast your almond powder for 10min on a baking tray Increase your oven to @170 In a small pot melt the butter on low heat Generously butter the cake tin (24cm) Sprinkle the almond flakes In your mixing bowl with a whisk Combine roasted almond flour, sugar & 1 egg Whisk until combined then add the 3 other eggs during a time of 10min The batter must look pale and grows in volumes Sift corn starch & flour over and fold them in the batter with a spatula. Delicately Take out a couple of spoons of the mix and add it to the melted butter. Whisk until homogeneous. Add this to the main batter and fold again. Empty the contents into the tin and bake for 30min Let cool down for 15min Go around with a sharp knife then flip over onto a plate. Serve as it is or dust some icing sugar. Voilà!