Charentais cake

Charentais cake

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Discover this specialty of Charente-Maritime: a moist, fragrant cake with notes of angelica.

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The Charentais cake, also known as galette Charentaise, is a traditional specialty of the Charente-Maritime region.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time1 hr
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total1 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$1.67 $0.28 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.55
  • $0.20
  • $0.09
  • $0.65
  • $0.13
  • $0.05

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Take the butter out of the refrigerator about an hour before you start, so it softens. ≈ 3 min
  2. Preheat the oven to (temperature 6) during.
  3. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, vanilla sugar, almond extract, salt, and the 2 eggs. ≈ 3 min
  4. Mix until it turns white.
  5. Gradually add the softened butter and the flour and yeast mixture. ≈ 3 min
  6. the angelica, cut into small pieces. ≈ 3 min
  7. Using the dough, prepare three pancakes on a sheet of parchment paper. ≈ 3 min
  8. Apply a thin layer of egg yolk mixed with water to the top. ≈ 4 min
  9. Place the cakes in the oven one at a time, on a cardboard tray or baking sheet to help them maintain their shape, and bake for 5 to 7 minutes.

The bill

Charentais cake

  • of butter$0.55
  • of flour$0.20
  • about sugar$0.09
  • 2 large eggs, and 1 egg yolk for gilding$0.65
  • 3 packs of vanilla sugar (20-)$0.13
  • salt$0.05

Total$1.67

that's $0.28 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • of butter
  • of flour
  • of yeast
  • about sugar
  • 2 large eggs, and 1 egg yolk for gilding
  • angelica
  • 3 packs of vanilla sugar (20-)
  • salt
  • of

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