Betty Cakes

Description/Notes:

If you'r nutty about cakes, or Betty, then these almond and hazelnut fancies are definitely for you

Ingredients:

6 oz. (150g) castor sugar

2 oz. (50g) ground rice

2 oz. (50g) ground almonds

whites of 3 eggs

2 oz. (50g) ground hazlenuts

half a teaspoon of baking powder

Cooking Instructions:

Pre-heat the oven to 325F, Gas Mark 3, 170C
Beat the white of the eggs till they are stiff
Fold in the remaining ingredients which have been sieved together
Put in a forcing bak with a narrow tube and squeeze out into flat circles on to a greased baking tin
Place in the pre-heated oven and bake for 15-20 minutes
When cool trim with a round cutter, stick two together with butter cream, spread butter cream over the top and coat with finely chopped almonds