Spanish Almond Cake
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Health Score:
68 / 100
Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr 10 min.
Preparation
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This dessert does contain sugar, but in comparison to most cakes, it is lower in calories and fats because of the almond flour and the fruits in the cake.
You can serve the cake with some whipped cream and some tea.
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Ingredients
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- Ingredients
- 6 eggs (separated)
- 1 cup caster sugar (heaped)
- 1 unwaxed Orange (finely grated zest)
- 1 unwaxed lemon (finely grated zest)
- Almond extract
- 1 ⅔ cups Almond flour
- powdered sugar (for dusting)
Preparation steps
1.
Heat the oven to 180°C (160° fan) 350°F gas 4. Grease a 28cm|11" cake tin and dust with flour.
2.
Whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until thick and pale, then beat in the orange and lemon zests and almond extract. Add the ground almonds and mix very well.
3.
Whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold them into the egg mixture.
4.
Put into the tin and bake for about 40 minutes until firm. Cool completely in the tin.
5.
Remove from the tin and place 3 forks on the cake. Sift icing sugar over the top and carefully remove the forks.
6.
Serve with grapes and ice cream.
