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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 12 people, you will need:

1 144 ml butter
2 300 ml Egg
3 200 ml caster sugar
4 40 ml honey
5 681 ml ground almonds
6 10 drops bitter almond essence
7 2 teaspoons orange flower water
8 2 lemons
9 100 ml 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 144 ml 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: 300 ml Egg, 200 ml caster sugar and 40 ml 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 681 ml ground almonds, 10 drops bitter almond essence, 2 teaspoons orange flower water and the zest of 2 lemons.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Fold in gently with a soft spatula.

Stage 7 - 3 min.

Finish by adding the warm melted butter and 100 ml 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
5,017 Kcal or 21,005 Kj	103 gr	282 gr	386 gr
251 %	40 %	27 %	59 %

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 12 people : 9.90 €
Per person : 0.83 €

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