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Almond cake

A sweet and satisfying almond-flavoured cake

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Difficulty: Easy
Serves 4
Vegetarian

Preparation

Total time: 1 Hr
Preparation time: 15 Mins
Cooking time: 45 Mins

75g self-raising flour
150g caster sugar
75g ground almonds
75g butter (softened)
3 egg whites
3 tbsp flaked almonds (optional, to decorate)

Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Mix the sugar, butter and egg whites together until light and fluffy.
Fold in the flour and ground almonds and stir until you have a smooth cake batter.
Butter a cake tin and carefully pour in the batter. Sprinkle the flaked almonds on top before putting the cake in the oven.
Bake in the oven for around 45 minutes, until lightly browned on top. You can check if the cake has baked all the way through by inserting a knife or skewer - if it comes out clean then the cake is ready.
Allow the cake to cool in the tin for around 10 minutes before sliding carefully onto a wire rack to cool completely.

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Tips

To separate the egg whites from the yolks:

- Pop two bowls out on the counter.

- Crack an egg into your hand above one of the bowls

- Move the yolk from hand to hand, letting the white run through your fingers into the bowl. Once all the white is gone, pop the egg yolk into the other bowl.

- Use the whites for this recipe, and hang onto the yolks; you can use them to make a classic Hollandaise sauce, or a tasty creme brulee.