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Lemon And Almond Cake

I simply love this cake. So, light, lemony and nutty! I baked the cake with prepared paper cases instead of the spring-form tin. This is a great recipe and it is adapted from the Tessa Kiros cookbook, Twelve. I'm a huge fan of hers and you'll see many recipes from her books throughout these couple of months or maybe years?

Lemon And Almond Cake

Ingredients

125 g (4 1/2 oz) Butter, slightly softened
125 g (4 1/2 oz) Caster (Superfine) Sugar
3 Eggs, separated
125 g (4 1/2 oz) Almonds, finely ground
60 g (2 1/4 oz) Plain (All-Purpose) Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
Juice of 2 Small Lemons
Grated (Yellow) Zest Of 2 Small Lemons
Icing (Confectioners') Sugar, to serve

Method

Preheat the oven to 180˚C (350˚F). Whip the butter in a bowl with the sugar until it is creamy. Add the egg yolks, one by one, and mix well between each addition. Whisk in the almonds, the sifted flour and the baking powder. Add the lemon juice, the grated zest and whisk together. In a separate bowl whip the egg whites to soft peaks and fold them into the batter.

Butter and flour a 20 cm (8inch) spring-form cake tin. Scrape the batter into the cake tin. Bake in the preheated oven for 30-40 minutes, until the top is lightly golden, and a skewer inserted comes out clean. Let it cool slightly before opening the side of the cake tin.

Serve warm or at room temperature, dusted with icing sugar.
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Comments

  1. Jessica604February 10, 2009 at 3:52 PM

    I love how you converted these into the "paper wrapped cakes" that you find in Chinese bakeries. This one is lemon flavoured - is the texture the same as the Chinese ones?

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2009 at 4:46 PM

    Curious about texture too. They look light and spongey. Definitely delicious as well.

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  3. Angie TeeFebruary 10, 2009 at 6:47 PM

    Hi Jessica604, in fact the texture is the same, very light and cottony :)

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  4. Angie TeeFebruary 10, 2009 at 6:49 PM

    Hey duodishes, spot on! Yup! Delicious too:)

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  5. Zoe FrancoisMarch 7, 2009 at 7:13 AM

    They are adorable and I love that flavor combination!

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  6. SharonMarch 7, 2009 at 7:43 PM

    the texture looks amazing and so light!

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  7. AnonymousMarch 8, 2009 at 9:22 AM

    These look deicious!

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  8. Angie TeeMarch 9, 2009 at 4:42 AM

    @Zoe Francois :Mee too! Thanks

    @Sharon:Thanks

    @bakingforthecure: Thanks.

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  9. Charlestown CulinaryMarch 9, 2009 at 6:56 PM

    Looks delicious!!

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  10. Angie TeeMarch 11, 2009 at 7:47 AM

    Thanks Charlestown Culinary.

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  11. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2012 at 2:46 PM

    These look lovely! How do you bake them in the cups and papers?

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  12. Angie TeeJanuary 17, 2012 at 5:54 PM

    @Anonymous: Thanks. I lined the baking cups with parchment paper.

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