Recipes · New Zealand · Cakes
Louise Cake
One serving has 313 kcal and 5 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (28%), manganese (23%) and riboflavin (20%). Ready in 55 minutes.
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- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 35 min
- Makes: 1 serving (85.3 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 8 g Butter, unsalted
- 16 g Sugar
- 20 g Flour, all-purpose
- 6 g Egg yolks, raw
- 15 g Egg whites, raw
- 10 g Jam
- 10 g Coconut, desiccated
- 0.3 g Baking powder
Method
- Heat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F) and line a small tin.
- Beat the butter with a third of the sugar until pale, then beat in the egg yolk and fold in the flour and baking powder to a firm dough.
- Press the dough into the tin and bake for 10 minutes until just set; cool slightly, then spread with the jam.
- Whisk the egg white to stiff peaks, then gradually whisk in the remaining sugar until thick and glossy.
- Fold in the desiccated coconut and spread the meringue over the jam layer.
- Bake for a further 20-25 minutes until the meringue is golden.
- Cool completely in the tin before cutting into a neat square.
- Makes 1 square; multiply everything by 15 for a full slab.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 313 kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 40.9 g | |
| Water | 23.3 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.3 g | 8% |
| Protein | 5.5 g | 11% |
| Tryptophan | 0.06 g | |
| Threonine | 0.2 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.26 g | |
| Leucine | 0.44 g | |
| Lysine | 0.28 g | |
| Methionine | 0.13 g | |
| Cystine | 0.12 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.29 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.2 g | |
| Valine | 0.31 g | |
| Histidine | 0.13 g | |
| Fat | 14.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 2.9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.65 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.51 g | |
| Saturated | 10.4 g | |
| Cholesterol | 82.3 mg | |
| Calcium | 40.6 mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.13 mg | 14% |
| Iron | 1.5 mg | 9% |
| Magnesium | 16 mg | 5% |
| Manganese | 0.42 mg | 23% |
| Phosphorus | 101 mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 117 mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 15.4 µg | 28% |
| Sodium | 59.8 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.5 mg | 6% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.18 mg | 16% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.22 mg | 20% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.3 mg | 9% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.39 mg | 8% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.06 mg | 5% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 48.2 µg | 12% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.14 µg | 6% |
| Choline | 54.1 mg | 13% |
| Vitamin A | 77.6 µg | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 1 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 13.1 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.44 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 0.69 µg | 1% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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