Roze koeken or Barbie cakes

Servings

8

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Cuisine

Dutch

Super simple. Very tasty! A Dutch classic, all teenagers eat during their school break! A perfect snack to share with all of your friends!

Roze koeken or Barbie cakes

Ingredients

    Dough

    • 50 gr / 1.7 oz butter
    • 90 gr / 3.2 oz flour
    • 100 gr / 3.5 oz egg yolk
    • Lime grate 
    • Pinch of salt
    • 50 gr / 1.7 oz sugar
    • 200 gr / 7 oz almond paste (amandelspijs
    • 100 gr / 3.5 oz egg white

    Glaze

    • 500 gr / 17.6 oz fondant
    • Bit of water
    • 100 gr / 3.5 oz frozen or fresh rasberries

    Directions

    1. Preheat the oven to 155 degrees Celsius or 310 degrees Fahrenheit on bottom and top heat
    2. Cut the butter into little cubes and mix in with the flour
    3. Mix the almond paste with some lime zest, add the egg yolk and some salt
    4. Beat the egg whites with a mixer and add in the sugar. Set aside and save some for the glaze
    5. Mix together the egg whites with the almond paste, lime zest and salt
    6. Add the flour with butter to the batter and mix
    7. Fill the cake forms with the batter
    8. Bake 25 minutes and let the cooldown
    9. Puree the raspberries until a paste is formed
    10. Heat the fondant to 37 degrees Celsius or 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Add a bit of egg white and some water to make it a less thick
    11. Mix the raspberry paste with the fondant until nice and pink
    12. Dip the cakes into the fondant and let cooldown and stiffen
    13. Serve and enjoy!