Almond cake
Ingredients
5 egg whites (at room temperature)
Pinch of salt
75g/3oz caster sugar (1/3 Cups)
175g/6oz ground almonds (1 Cup)
1 orange, zest only, grated
1 tbsp. orange liqueur (optional)
25g/1oz slivered almonds
Preparation method
1. Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5.
2. Grease and line a 20cm/8in spring form cake tin.
3. Whisk the egg whites with the salt until they stand in soft peaks. Whisking constantly, add the sugar a little at a time. Continue whisking until the mixture is firm, shiny and very thick.
4. Fold in the ground almonds, orange zest and the liqueur, if using, with a metal spoon. Pour the mixture into the cake tin and sprinkle the slivered almonds over the top.
5. Bake for 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
6. Allow to stand in the tin for 10 minutes, then loosen, turn out and leave to cool on a wire rack
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/almondcake_74644.pdf
http://www.recipegoldmine.com/kitchart/kitchart2.html
Ingredients
5 egg whites (at room temperature)
Pinch of salt
75g/3oz caster sugar (1/3 Cups)
175g/6oz ground almonds (1 Cup)
1 orange, zest only, grated
1 tbsp. orange liqueur (optional)
25g/1oz slivered almonds
Preparation method
1. Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5.
2. Grease and line a 20cm/8in spring form cake tin.
3. Whisk the egg whites with the salt until they stand in soft peaks. Whisking constantly, add the sugar a little at a time. Continue whisking until the mixture is firm, shiny and very thick.
4. Fold in the ground almonds, orange zest and the liqueur, if using, with a metal spoon. Pour the mixture into the cake tin and sprinkle the slivered almonds over the top.
5. Bake for 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
6. Allow to stand in the tin for 10 minutes, then loosen, turn out and leave to cool on a wire rack
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/almondcake_74644.pdf
http://www.recipegoldmine.com/kitchart/kitchart2.html
