Food & Wine
Flourless lemon almond cake
If you’re sick of dealing with dense, heavy desserts, this flourless lemon almond cake is a delicious, relatively light option that everybody can enjoy.
Serves: 8
Ingredients:
- 4 eggs separated into yolks and whites
- 2 tablespoons of lemon zest
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 ½ cup finely ground almond flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon white or cider vinegar
- Pinch of salt
- Powdered sugar for sprinkling
Method:
- To begin, preheat the oven to 175°C. Place baking paper on the bottom of a springform pan and grease it and sides of pan with cooking spray or butter.
- Beat egg yolks, lemon zest and 1/4 cup of sugar with a wooden spoon until smooth.
- In a separate bowl combine almond flour, ground cardamom and baking powder.
- Add mixture to egg yolk mixture and beat until it’s become smooth.
- Using an electric mixer beat egg whites, starting on a low speed and gradually increasing. When bubbles start to form add a pinch of salt and teaspoon of vinegar.
- As egg whites increase in volume, sprinkle in remaining sugar a little at a time while continually beating the egg whites until soft peaks start to form.
- Fold the egg into the almond mixture a scoopful at a time. Gently fold the mixture in and you’ll be able to create a light, batter substance.
- Gently scoop into prepared pan and bake at 175°C for 35 minutes.
- Remove from oven, separate from springform pan and sprinkle with sugar before serving.
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