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Tarta De Santiago (Galician Almond Cake)

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  1. Preheat the oven at 350 F.
  2. Prepare a 7 inch cake ring. Cover the bottom with foil. Brush the bottom with butter then dust with flour until fully coated. Keep sides clean.
  3. In a bowl, add egg yolks, orange juice, 100g sugar, orange zest, pinch of salt and almond flour.  Mix with spatula.
  4. In the mixer with whisk attachment, add in egg white and the 25g sugar. Mix until medium stiff peak. 
  5. Using folding technique, mix the first half of the meringue to the batter until fully incorporated. Then add in the last half of meringue until well mixed.
  6. Transfer the batter in the cake ring. 
  7. Oven at 350 F for 25 minutes, then check doneness with toothpick.
  8. Cool down.
  9. Remove the cake from the ring. Flip using two 1/4 hotel pan.
  10. Put the cross template on top of cake, then sprinkle  with powdered sugar. Remove the cross template.

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