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Tonka Bean Cake
5 from 4 votes

Tonka Bean Cake

An incredibly aromatic tonka cake made with only four ingredients and ready in less than one hour. The perfect cake to serve with a cup of tea or coffee.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 10 people
Calories: 207 kcal
Course: Cake
Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Ingredients

  • 200 g ground almonds 7 oz/ 1 ¾ cup, Note 2
  • 150 g granulated sugar 5.5 oz/ ¾ cup
  • 4 egg large, Note 3
  • ½ of a very small tonka bean Note 3
  • 1 teaspoon icing sugar confectioner’s/powdered sugar, optional

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F and line the bottom of the springform with parchment paper.
  2. Separate 4 eggs and whisk the egg whites in a super clean bowl until stiff.
  3. Make the batter: Beat the egg yolks, 150 g granulated sugar (¾ cup), and 200 g ground almonds (1 ¾ cup) in a separate bowl. Grate half of a tiny tonka bean on top and mix well. Add about ⅓ of the egg whites and fold them in with a spatula. Add the rest of the egg whites and fold them in gently and in as few movements as possible.
  4. Bake: Pour the batter into the prepared springform and bake for 25-30 minutes.
  5. Cool in the pan for about half an hour, and turn it onto a wire rack to cool completely. Transfer the cake to a serving platter and sprinkle it with icing sugar before serving.

Notes

  • Please use a digital kitchen scale in baking; it guarantees for best result. This tonka bean cake was made using metric measuring (Amazon affiliate link).
  • Almonds that were ground with their skin on, not blanched ground almonds or almond flour. You can buy a bag of whole almonds with their brown skin on and grind them in the food processor until they resemble breadcrumbs.
  • Eggs: If baking the tonka cake in Germany, please use medium eggs.
  • Substitute: If you cannot get a tonka bean, replace it with the seeds of 1 vanilla bean and ¼ teaspoon of ground cardamom.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1slice Calories 207kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 19g (6%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 12g (18%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 10g (59%) Cholesterol 74mg (25%) Sodium 128mg (5%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 16g (32%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10 people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 207

% Daily Value*

Serving 1slice
Calories 207kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 19g 6%
Protein 7g 14%
Fat 12g 18%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 10g 59%
Cholesterol 74mg 25%
Sodium 128mg 5%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 16g 32%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.