Almond And Lemon Syrup Cake Recipe

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The cake is tender and had a nice lemon flavor to it along with a hint of almond.This cake is delicious and fragrant if served hot, otherwise serve at room temperature.

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Servings: 6 - 8
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Ingredients

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  • CAKE:
  • 1/2 cup butter(at room temperature) + 1 tbsp, melted(for buttering a pan)
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • finely grated zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 cup blanched almonds,divided
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • SYRUP:
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 3-4 tbsp lemon juice

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 180 C.
  2. Brush the inside of an 8-inch round pan with melted butter,line the pan with a piece of parchment.
  3. Butter the parchment,arrange half quantity of almond halves in the base and set the pan aside.
  4. Coarsely grind / chop the remaining almonds.Keep aside.
  5. Sift together the flour and baking powder,and set aside.
  6. Beat the butter and sugar together in a bowl until well combined and fluffy.
  7. Add the eggs one by one,beat well until fully incorporated before adding the next.Add the lemon zest.
  8. On lowest speed,add flour mixture and ground almonds,beating only until incorporated.
  9. Add milk and beat again.
  10. Spoon the batter carefully into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a spoon.
  11. Bake the cake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes until lightly golden.
  12. Allow to cool in the pan 5 minutes,then turn the cake upside down on the wire rack.
  13. SYRUP:
  14. Make the syrup while the cake is in the oven.
  15. Combine the lemon juice and sugar in a pan and bring gently to the boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved.
  16. Remove the cake from the oven and put on a serving plate, remove the bottom of the pan and the parchment paper making sure not to damage any of the delicate edges then drizzle the cake with the glaze.
  17. Leave the cake to cool, spooning any excess syrup back over it every now and then until the syrup is all soaked up.

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Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving %DV
Serving Size 106g
Recipe makes 6 servings
Calories 388  
Calories from Fat 178 46%
Total Fat 20.4g 26%
Saturated Fat 10.59g 42%
Trans Fat 0.0g  
Cholesterol 111mg 37%
Sodium 351mg 15%
Potassium 133mg 4%
Total Carbs 47.33g 13%
Dietary Fiber 1.2g 4%
Sugars 29.86g 20%
Protein 5.92g 9%
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  • Stacey Maupin Torres
    This looks really good. Lemon with almond is one of my favorite combinations. Thank you for sharing.

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