5.0 from 9 votes
Flourless Almond Cake
Flourless Almond Cake made with only 5 ingredients, a moist and light almond sponge cake that is ready in well under 40 minutes. It's a reduced sugar, gluten free, low carb sponge made with no oil, no butter and dairy free too, so it caters for a lot of lifestyles and ages. What a treat this is!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 183 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
International
Ingredients
- 150 g ground almonds ( 1 ½ cup)
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 20 g almond flakes ( ¼ cup)
- 65 g caster sugar ( ⅓ cup)
Instructions
- Separate the egg whites from the egg yolks.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix the egg yolks with the sugar, add the lemon zest and ground almonds, and mix well to get a thick batter.
- In a separate mixing bowl, use a hand mixer to beat the egg whites until you get still peaks.
- Fold the egg whites into the almond batter, and use the hand mixer to beat everything well to get a smooth, thinner batter.
- Grease a 19 cm / 7.5 inch round cake tin and line the bottom of the cake tin with non-stick baking paper.
- Spread the batter evenly, and top with the almond flakes.
- Bake in the preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius (350 Fahrenheit) for 30 minutes until the sponge is golden and nicely risen.
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Notes
- Before folding in the beaten egg whites, the almond batter is thick and lumpy, but that's normal, the egg whites will make the batter a lot thinner and the right texture for baking.
- Using a hand mixer helps massively to achieve a smooth batter, thus a lighter sponge that stays moist for days, so I highly recommend using one.
- You can use powdered sugar to decorate the sponge for a sweeter touch or indeed increase the amount of sugar used, although I think the sponge is sweet enough as it is.
Nutrition Information
Calories
183kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
82mg
(27%)
Sodium
31mg
(1%)
Potassium
32mg
(1%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
119IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
58mg
(6%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 183
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 183kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 82mg | 27% |
| Sodium | 31mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 32mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 119IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 58mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.