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Garash Cake

One serving has 634 kcal and 10 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (80%), manganese (68%), phosphorus (45%), selenium (32%), vitamin A (31%) and magnesium (28%). Ready in 65 minutes.

Garash Cake
Photo: Wiliamm at English Wikipedia, Public domain · source
  • Preparation: 45 min
  • Cooking: 20 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (141 g)
  • Difficulty: Hard
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, nut

Ingredients

  • 20 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 25 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 25 g Sugar
  • 20 g Walnuts
  • 20 g Butter, unsalted
  • 20 g Chocolate, dark
  • 10 g Cream, heavy
  • 1 g Baking powder

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 175°C (345°F). Whisk the egg with the sugar until pale and thick.
  2. Fold in the flour, baking powder and finely ground walnuts to make a thin batter.
  3. Spread thinly on a lined tray and bake for 8-10 minutes until just set; cool, then cut into a small layer.
  4. Melt the dark chocolate with the cream and butter together, stirring until glossy, to make the buttercream.
  5. Chill the chocolate mixture until spreadable, then beat until light.
  6. Spread the buttercream over the sponge layer.
  7. Chill for at least an hour before cutting a slice, so the layers set firm.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy634 kcal30%
Carbohydrates52.9 g
Water31.6 mL
Fiber4.1 g14%
Protein10.3 g21%
Tryptophan0.11 g
Threonine0.33 g
Isoleucine0.39 g
Leucine0.69 g
Lysine0.38 g
Methionine0.19 g
Cystine0.16 g
Phenylalanine0.44 g
Tyrosine0.29 g
Valine0.48 g
Histidine0.21 g
Fat44 g
Monounsaturated10.9 g
Polyunsaturated11 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-68.8 g
Saturated19.3 g
Trans-Fats0.14 g
Cholesterol148 mg
Calcium136 mg14%
Copper0.72 mg80%
Iron4.5 mg25%
Magnesium86.1 mg28%
Manganese1.2 mg68%
Phosphorus312 mg45%
Potassium302 mg6%
Selenium17.4 µg32%
Sodium124 mg
Zinc1.8 mg22%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.25 mg23%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.29 mg26%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.6 mg12%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.74 mg15%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.17 mg13%
Folate (vitamin B9)69 µg17%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.33 µg14%
Choline86.7 mg20%
Vitamin A219 µg31%
Vitamin C0.32 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)26.8 IU4%
Vitamin E1.1 mg7%
Vitamin K3.9 µg4%

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

0.7 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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