Swedish Almond Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup heavy cream
2 cups sugar
8 None eggs, separated
2 cups ground almonds + 2 tbsp
2/3 cup butter
2/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted

Preparation

Bring cream and 1 cup sugar to a boil. Whisk egg yolks then add 1/3 hot cream. Add remaining cream, stirring. Return to pan and heat for 5 mins, stirring. Remove from heat, place plastic wrap on surface and allow to cool.
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400\u00b0F. Line 2 - 10 inch springform pans with parchment paper. Whisk 4 egg whites until stiff, gradually adding 1/2 cup sugar. Fold in ground almonds. Transfer to prepared pans, smooth and bake for 18-20 mins. Remove from oven, loosen sides of pan and let cool.
Cream butter for about 8-10 mins then gradually mix with custard. Cover 1 cake with 1/3 of custard then place second cake on top. Spread remaining custard on top and around sides of cake then sprinkle with toasted almonds. Chill until ready to serve.