Vanilla almond paste

Name: Vanilla almond paste
Ingredients: 6 oz (175 g) castor sugar; 1 egg; extra sifted icing sugar, for kneading; ½ teaspoon vanilla or almond essence; 6 oz (175 g) ground almonds; 6 oz (175 g) icing sugar

Preparation info

To cover top and sides of
one 7–8
inch

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Katie Stewart’s Cookbook

By Katie Stewart

Published 1983

About

Ingredients

6 oz (175 g) icing sugar
6 oz (175

Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Sift the icing sugar on to a square of greaseproof paper. Add the ground almonds and set aside. Put the egg and castor sugar into a mixing bowl and set over a saucepan one quarter filled with hot (not boiling) water. Whisk until light in colour and pleasantly warm to the touch. Draw off the heat, remove bowl from saucepan and whisk in the vanilla or almond essence.

Stir in the sifted ic