Santiago Cake
Santiago cake (or Torta de Santiago) has a lovely moist texture. It is made with almonds and lemon and contains no butter or flour.
This Spanish speciality from Galicia is still often decorated with the cross of St James.
This Spanish speciality from Galicia is still often decorated with the cross of St James.
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Last modified on: April 24th 2016
For 1 cake, you will need:
- 1
250 g ground almonds - 2
240 g caster sugar - 3
10 g Vanilla sugar - 4
1 lemon - 5
4 eggs - 6
1 tablespoon icing sugar (optional) - Total weight: 845 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 22 min. | 30 min. | 52 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Put into a food-mixer bowl: 250 g ground almonds, 240 g caster sugar, 10 g Vanilla sugar and the zest of 1 lemon.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Add 4 eggs.
Stage 3 - 4 min.
Beat with the whisk attachment on low speed until the mixture is evenly mixed.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Pour into a tin or mould.
Note: if your tin is not non-stick, loose-bottomed or spring-form, butter the inside and, to make turning out easier, line the bottom with a circle of cooking parchment.
Note: if your tin is not non-stick, loose-bottomed or spring-form, butter the inside and, to make turning out easier, line the bottom with a circle of cooking parchment.
Stage 5 - 30 min.
Bake for 30 to 40 minutes.
Leave to cool completely in the tin before turning out.
Leave to cool completely in the tin before turning out.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
To add the decorative finishing touch, make a stencil in the shape of a St James cross (examples are easy to find on the internet).
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Place the stencil over the centre of the cake after it has cooled and dust with icing sugar.
Remarks
You can use cinnamon instead of vanilla sugar if you prefer the flavour.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 1 cake : 6.38 €
Source
Based on a recipe by Cuisine actuelle.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Ground almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Amiens macaroons, Moist cereal bars, Gâteau Nantais, Chocolate almond cookies, Fruit crumble, ... All |
| Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Vanilla sugar, Norman flambéed apples, Fresh mint ice-cream, Cornmeal baps for Anne, Oatmeal cake, ... All |
 | Vanilla sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eton mess, Amiens macaroons, Yvetot Douillons, Toasted almond cake, Apricot fool, ... All |
| Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Quiche Lorraine, Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée), Little Christmas biscuits, Croque-monsieur complet, Fish in a seed crust, ... All |
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