Cakes Recipes - Almond Cake

Ingredients

• 225g balanced, toasted whole almonds

• 75g icing sugar

• 3 eggs

• 25g butter, melted

• 2.5ml almond essence

• 25g plain flour

• 3 egg whites

• 15ml caster sugar toasted whole almonds, to decorate

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 160.C/325'F/Gas 3. Line a 23cm/9in round cake tin with greaseproof paper and grease the paper.

2. Coarsely chop the almonds and grind them with half the icing sugar in a blender or food processor. Transfer to a mixing bowl.

3. Beat in the whole eggs and remaining icing sugar until the mixture forms ribbon trails. Mix in the butter and almond essence. Sift over the flour and fold in.

4. Beat the egg whites until they peak softly. Add the caster sugar and beat until stiff and glossy. Fold into the almond mixture in four batches.

5. Spoon the mixture into the cake tin and bake until golden brown, 15 - 20 minutes. Decorate with toasted almonds.