Almond Cake
An easy vegetarian built around almond extract, ground almonds and flaked almonds β roughly 65 minutes start to finish, and rated medium to make. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and whisk. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
Shopping list (3)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
π Unit converter
How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 175 C / 350 F and grease and line a 20 cm round cake tin with parchment paper.
- Beat the softened butter and granulated sugar together with an electric mixer for 3 to 4 minutes until pale and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition, then mix in the vanilla and almond extracts until smooth.
- Whisk together the flour, ground almonds, baking powder and salt, then fold the dry ingredients into the batter in two additions until just combined without overmixing.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared tin, level the top with a spatula and scatter the flaked almonds evenly over the surface.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean, then cool in the tin for 10 minutes.
- Turn the cake out onto a wire rack to cool completely, then dust generously with powdered sugar before slicing and serving.
You'll use: Oven Β· Whisk Β· Mixer
Ingredient substitutions
- Butter
- olive oil (ΒΎ the amount) Β· coconut oil Β· margarine
- Eggs
- ΒΌ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) Β· 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
Tips & common questions
How long does Almond Cake take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish β an estimate based on the 7 steps and 11 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of butter?
Try olive oil (ΒΎ the amount). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes β use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Almond Cake vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Almond Cake is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Almond cake at a sittning.jpg by JIP, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top β how we source recipes.