Doughnut-Hole Tower | RICARDO

Ingredients

• ¼ cup (60 ml) water
• 1 cup (210 g) sugar
• ½ cup (125 ml) 35% heavy cream
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, diced and left at room temperature for 20 minutes
• 3 cups (450 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 cups (260 g) almond flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 2 eggs
• 1 ¼ cups (265 g) sugar
• ¾ cup (180 ml) canola oil
• 2 cups (500 ml) buttermilk
• Canola oil, for frying
• Small mint leaves
• Toasted almonds
• Icing sugar, for dusting