LIFESTYLE - Popular cookbook author Jameela Sayed, who has released the fifth edition of her Cooking and Baking Creations series, shares Almond Burfee inspired recipes enjoyed by her family.
Almond Burfee Cake
4 eggs
1 cup castor sugar
1¼ cups cake flour
3 tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
½ cup milk
½ cup oil
½ cup Klim milk powder
¼ tsp rose essence
1 tsp vanilla essence
Burfee Ganache
155g Nestlé cream
80g white chocolate
2 tsp Klim milk powder
1 drop rose essence
To Decorate: burfee ganache, slivered almonds
Method
Beat eggs and sugar until white and fluffy.
In a jug add the milk, oil, Klim and essence and whisk well. Add dry ingredients to egg mixture alternating with the milk mixture, beating until well combined.
Pour into a greased bundt pan.
Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 35 minutes.
Allow to cool completely, and decorate with burfee ganache and slivered almonds.
Burfee Ganache
Melt the chocolate in the microwave using the defrost setting, stirring occasionally until melted.
Add the rest of the ingredients and beat until combined.
Refrigerate for a few hours before using.
Almond Burfee Ice Cream
2 litres vanilla ice cream, softened
2 drops of rose essence
½ cup chopped almonds, roasted
6 biscuits of your choice/burfee biscuits, crushed
½ cup Klim/milk powder
¼ cup milk
Mix together.
To Decorate:
Slivered and roasted almonds
Method
Add all the ingredients to the ice cream.
Mix until combined.
Pour the ice cream mixture into a silicone mould or pan of your choice.
Cover with cling wrap and freeze overnight.
When ready to serve, remove the ice cream from the mould and decorate with slivered almonds.
Almond Burfee Milkshake
1litre milk
190g Ideal milk (½ can)
155g Nestlé cream
½ cup sugar
½ cup Klim/milk powder
½ cup ground almonds
½ tsp vanilla essence
1 drop rose essence
To Decorate: ice cream, slivered almonds
Method
Mix all the ingredients together in a blender until smooth. Pour into glasses.
Top with a dollop of ice cream. Sprinkle slivered almonds over.
Serve chilled.
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