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Ingredients
for
15
Almond Spice Cake with Orange Glaze
20 min., ready in 1 hr
Time:
354
calories
Calories:
Health Score:
54 / 100
Ingredientsfor
- For the batter
- 2 centimeters fresh ginger
- 200 grams softened butter
- 100 grams honey
- 4 eggs
- 100 grams ground almonds
- 1 tsp ground Vanilla
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch ground cloves
- 1 pinch Cardamom
- 300 grams Pastry flour
- 1 packet Baking powder
- 2 Tbsps Spiced rum
- 200 milliliters milk
- Fat (and breadcrumbs for the pan)
- For the glaze
- 150 grams powdered sugar
- 3 Tbsps Orange juice
- 2 Tbsps Orange liqueur (such as Grand Marnier)
- 75 grams slivered almonds
Preparation
1.
Preheat the oven to 180°C (approximately 350°F). Peel the ginger and grate finely. Whip the butter, honey and eggs until fluffy. Stir in the ground almonds, vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and cardamom. Stir in the flour and baking powder then the rum and milk.
2.
Grease the loaf pan and sprinkle with breadcrumbs, fill with the batter, smooth the surface and bake for 40 minutes. Remove and let rest briefly in the pan. Invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.
3.
For the glaze: Stir the powdered sugar, orange juice and orange liqueur together. Spread over the cake to glaze and sprinkle with sliced almonds. Let dry before serving.
Nutritional values
1 piece contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 354 cal. | (17 %) | ||
| Protein | 7 g | (7 %) | ||
| Fat | 21 g | (18 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 32 g | (21 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 15 g | (60 %) | ||
| Roughage | 1.9 g | (6 %) |