Almond Honey Cake
This Almond Honey Cake recipe makes a great blank canvas for adding additional layers of flavours. Try replacing honey with maple syrup and adding cinnamon and apple chunks as a winter comfort food. Or adding rose petals, orange zest and ground cardamom for a Middle Eastern spin. Or even a classic lemon zest and raspberries gently pressed on top of the batter for a summer twist. Enjoy it as it is or add those extra flavours in at step five to really make it your own. Most of all, have fun experimenting!
- Prep Time: 15 Mins
- Cooking Time: 45 Mins
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup almond meal
- 4 large eggs at room temperature.
yolk and whites separated
- 1/2 tsp lemond juice
- 1/3 cup honey
or maple syrup
- 1 tsp baking powder
- pinch salt
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 175 degrees Celsius.
Step 2
Grease an 8" spring form cake tin with coconut oil.
Step 3
Using a clean mixing bowl, whisk the egg whites at low speed until foamy.
Step 4
Add lemon juice and mix at medium speed until it forms soft peaks (approximatley 10 minutes).
Step 5
In another mixing bowl beat up honey, baking powder, salt and the separated yolks until well combined and the colour lightens.
Step 6
Sift in almond meal and beat to combine.
Step 7
Fold 1/3 of the egg whites into the honey mixture. Stir well. Stir the rest gently through making sure not to deflate the whites.
Step 8
Pour into a pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes until it's firm in the middle and golden brown.
Step 9
Allow to cool before serving.