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Gluten Free Almond Cake

May 7, 2016 by Liza Agbanlog 2 Comments

Gluten Free Almond Cake Tomorrow is Mother’s day and here is a simple and yet interesting gluten free almond cake to make for your mom on this special day. This cake recipe does not use flour, therefore making it gluten free. The absence of flour and leavening agent was unusual in a cake recipe so it raised some questions at the back of my mind. Would the half pound ground whole almonds in the recipe be enough to make an 11-inch round cake and how would the cake turn out without baking powder or baking soda? The cake came out with a shape similar to a pie. It smelled amazing when I took it out of the oven. It was spongy, nutty and delicious. My whole family enjoyed eating this moist almond cake, including my husband who normally does not like cakes. I shared some with my friends at work and they all loved it too! Gluten Free Almond Cake

 

Gluten Free Almond Cake
 
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Prep time
20 mins
Cook time
40 mins
Total time
1 hour
 
Author: Liza A
Serves: 10 servings
Ingredients
  • ½ lb. (1-3/4 cups) blanched whole almonds
  • 6 large eggs, separated
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • Grated zest of 1 orange
  • Grated zest of 1 lemon
  • 4 drops almond extract
  • Gluten Free Confectioners'(powdered or icing) sugar for dusting
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Grease an 11-inch springform pan, preferably non-stick.
  2. Finely grind the almonds in a blender or food processor.
  3. With an electric mixer, beat the egg yolks with the sugar to a smooth pale cream. Beat in the zests and almond extract. Add the ground almonds and mix very well.
  4. With clean beaters, beat the egg whites in a large bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold them into the egg and almond mixture (the mixture is thick, so you will need to turn it over quite a bit into the egg whites).
  5. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and bake for 40 minutes, or until it feels firm to the touch. Let cool before turning out.
  6. Just before serving, dust the top of the cake with confectioners' sugar.
Notes
Recipe source: finecooking.com
3.5.3208

Gluten Free Almond Cake

Filed Under: Bread and Cakes, Dessert, Recipes Tagged With: almond, cake, eggs, gluten free, lemon, orange, sugar

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  1. Keith @ How's it Lookin?

    May 8, 2016 at 9:06 am

    Looks great. I love almond flavor, thanks for the idea

    Reply
    • Avatar photoLiza A

      May 10, 2016 at 5:42 pm

      You’re welcome 🙂

      Reply

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