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4.75 from 4 votes

Lemon and Almond Cake

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 30 minutes
Course: Cakes
Servings: 10
Calories: 105kcal
Author: Lauren

Ingredients

  • 225 g soft unsalted butter
  • 225 g caster sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 50 g plain flour
  • 225 g ground almonds
  • ½ teaspoon almond essence
  • grated zest and juice of 2 lemons

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees
  • Cream butter and sugar until almost white.
  • Beat in the eggs, one at a time, adding a quarter of the flour after each addition
  • When all eggs and flour have been added, stir in the ground almonds, then the almond essence, lemon juice and zest.
  • Pour mixture into 21-23cm springform cake tin (lined on the bottom) and bake for approximately one hour.  Check after 30 minutes and if it’s browning too quickly cover the top with foil.
  • Cool in tin for 5 minutes, and then remove onto a wire rack
  • Once cool, wrap well in foil for a couple of days before eating.

Nutrition

Serving: 0g | Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.004g | Sodium: 0.3mg | Potassium: 6mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 22g | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.2mg