Santiago Cake
Step by step recipe:
- 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. - 5 min.
Add 4 eggs. - 4 min.
Beat with the whisk attachment on low speed until the mixture is evenly mixed.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C). - 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. - 30 min.
Bake for 30 to 40 minutes.
Leave to cool completely in the tin before turning out. - 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). - 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.Source:
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