Almond Cake

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Almond Cake

Prep Time

20 minutes

This tasty almond cake recipe is hard to beat, plus easier than you might think to prepare!


(Recipe shot & created by @anna_janecka )


Almond Cake

Ingredients

  • ¾ Cup Light or brown Sugar

  • 2 Large Eggs

  • 1 Cup Vegetable Oil

  • 1 2/3 Cup Flour

  • 2 ½ tsp Ground Cinnamon

  • ½ tsp Baking powder

  • ¼ teaspoon Salt

  • ¾ Cup Unsweetened Applesauce.

  • 1/3 Cup + 2 TBS Hilltop Everyday Blossom Honey.

  • ½ Cup Sliced toasted almonds.

  • ½ Cup Warm honey for soaking.

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 170C. Line the bottom of 22 cm round pan with parchment paper and grease the sides.

  2. In a medium bowl, sift the flour, cinnamon, salt and baking powder together. set aside.

  3. In a large measuring cup, mix the applesauce and honey together. Set aside.

  4. In a bowl of a standing mixer, place the sugar and eggs and mix medium speed for a few minutes until the mix is lighter in colour. 4-5 minutes

  5. Change mixer speed to low and slowly drizzle the oil into the bowl. Allow to incorporate. Return speed to medium.

  6. Add the flour in 3 additions alternating with the Applesauce honey mix.

  7. Pour batter into greased pan.

  8. Bake until the centre is golden, and a toothpick comes out clean from the centre of the cake. About 25-30 minutes.

  9. Remove the cake from the oven and let cool.

  10. When ready to top the cake. Preheat oven to 150C. Remove the cake from the pan and place it on a cooling rack placed on a cookie sheet.

  11. With a small toothpick, cook the cake brushes it with warm honey and top with almonds.

  12. Bake for 5 minutes. Allow the cake to completely cool before placing in a serving dish.

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