Almond Cake – Tarta de Santiago

May 05, 2016

This cake recipe originates in Galicia (Spain) and its main ingredients are eggs, sugar and almonds or almond flour. Typical way to serve it is to cover it generously with icing sugar leaving only the middle part without it which is shaped into a cross of St. James.

130g almonds
130g caster sugar
3 large eggs
zest of ½ lemon
½ teaspoon cinnamon
+ icing sugar (optional)

Preheat the oven to 180? C. Line a cake tin (18cm in diameter) with baking paper. Beat the eggs with a fork. Add almonds mixed with cinnamon & lemon zest. Mix until all ingredients are well blended. Bake at...
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Nutritions

Calories
26

Sodium
24mg
1% DV

Fat
0.7300000000000001g
1% DV

Protein
1g
3% DV

Carbs
4g
1% DV

Fiber
0.30000000000000004g
1% DV

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