I start with a sweet recipe, an almond cake that presents no great difficulty and will surprise our guests.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup ground almonds
- 5 tbsp sugar
- 2/3 cup butter
- 5 egg whites
- 5 egg yolks
- ½ tsp. almond extract
- ¼ tsp. lemon zest
- 1 cup of toasted almonds
- powdered sugar
DIRECTIONS
Allow the butter to sit out at room temperature until it becomes soft heat slightly to liquefy. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Beat the egg whites until stiff and add 3 tablespoons of sugar. Beat the egg yolks adding the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar until they become thick and pale.
Mix the egg whites and yolks carefully so that the mixture remains foamy. Add the liquid butter lemon zest and almond extract.
Finally, gently fold in the ground almonds. Grease a mold with butter and coat with flour. Bake at 400º for 10 minutes then lower the temperature to 350º and bake for another 25 minutes.
Allow the cookies to cool then remove them from the mold. Decorate with toasted almonds and powdered sugar.
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