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Amandier (gluten-free almond cake)

This gluten-free cake is called "amandier" in French, as it is made with ground almonds instead of flour (the same word also means almond tree). The texture is moist and the flavour is, well, almondy.

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Last modified on: October 4^th 2020

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For 3 people, you will need:

1 2 ½ tablespoons butter
2 ¹⁄₃ cup egg ( How to... )
3 ¼ cup caster sugar
4 1 tablespoon honey
5 ¾ cup ground almonds
6 3 drops bitter almond essence
7 ½ teaspoon orange flower water
8 ½ lemon
9 2 tablespoons Mascarpone

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
23 min.	45 min.	1 hour 8 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Melt 2 ½ tablespoons butter in a small pan on low heat (or in the microwave).

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 4 min.

Preheat the oven to 340°F (170°C).

Put in a mixer bowl: ¹⁄₃ cup egg, ¼ cup caster sugar and 1 tablespoon honey.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Begin on slow speed to mix together...

Stage 4 - 5 min.

...then beat on high speed.

The mixture should be pale, and very light and fluffy.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Add ¾ cup ground almonds, 3 drops bitter almond essence, ½ teaspoon orange flower water and the zest of ½ lemon.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Fold in gently with a soft spatula.

Stage 7 - 3 min.

Finish by adding the warm melted butter and 2 tablespoons Mascarpone.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

Put into your chosen moulds or tins after buttering (here I'm using small loaf tins).

Stage 9 - 40 min.

Bake for 40 minutes.

Stage 10

Turn out while hot or warm and leave to cool on a wire rack.

Remarks

If you don't have mascarpone in stage 7, use cream instead.

In Christophe Michalak's original recipe, he uses orange zest, but the lemon and almond flavours work very well together too.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Based on a recipe by Christophe Michalak.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,254 Kcal or 5,250 Kj	26 gr	70 gr	97 gr
63 %	10 %	7 %	15 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
372 Kcal or 1,557 Kj	8 gr	21 gr	29 gr
19 %	3 %	2 %	4 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
418 Kcal or 1,750 Kj	9 gr	23 gr	32 gr
21 %	3 %	2 %	5 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Egg, Nuts

How much will it cost?

For 3 people : 2.48 €
Per person : 0.83 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Ground almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Nanou's chocolate cake, Gâteau Nantais, Caramelized apple rice pudding, Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée), Almond cream or frangipane, ... All
	Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), How to prepare egg glaze, Half-cooked chocolate cake with raspberry coulis, Tarte à l'coloche, Curried tuna cubes, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gâteau Breton (Brittany butter cake), Citrus syrup, Strawberry, kiwi and mascarpone verrines, Apple and almond cake, Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette", ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Smooth mixed vegetable soup, Turban of sole with langoustines, Scrambled eggs (Oeufs brouillés), Oaty walnut cake , Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) purée, ... All

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