Moroccan Almond Pastries - M'hanncha Cake
Moroccan Almond Pastries – M’hanncha Cake What is M’hanncha? M’hanncha, a Moroccan Almond Pastry (snake), is a traditional dessert from Morocco made from rolled filo pastry stuffed with almond frangipane infused with exotic flavours and coiled like a serpent. This snake cake can be made in very large sizes and served at different gatherings but also in smaller and individual portions. M’hanncha Cake is very tasty and delicate dessert, with a perfect texture, crunchy on the outside and soft in the middle. Also, the flavours are in perfect balance with the texture, so as a conclusion: it’s a treat that you shouldn't' miss; you won’t regret it! 🙂 The ingredients below are for 2 medium cakes. Ingredients for M’hanncha Cake: 100 g almond meal 1 egg 100 g butter, room temperature 100 g icing sugar 1 tablespoon all purpose flour 1 tablespoon rosewater few dried rose petals (optional) lemon and orange zest 4 large sheets of fresh filo pastry few pistac...