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Amandier (gluten-free almond cake)

Name: Amandier (gluten-free almond cake)
Prep time: 23 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 8 min
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 70 g butter; 150 g egg; 100 g caster sugar; 20 g honey; 150 g ground almonds; 5 drops bitter almond essence; 1 teaspoon orange flower water; 1 lemon; 50 g Mascarpone

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.

54 K 4/5 (8 reviews)

1 hour 8 min. difficulté

Easy

4.95 €

6 people

9 Ingredients

Last modified on: October 4^th 2020

For 6 people, you will need:

1 70 g butter
2 150 g egg ( How to... )
3 100 g caster sugar
4 20 g honey
5 150 g ground almonds
6 5 drops bitter almond essence
7 1 teaspoon orange flower water
8 1 lemon
9 50 g Mascarpone
Total weight: 675 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 25 min.

Cooking: 45 min.

All in all: 1 hour 8 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Amandier (gluten-free almond cake) : Stage 1

Melt 70 g butter in a small pan on low heat (or in the microwave).

Set aside.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 4 min.

Amandier (gluten-free almond cake) : Stage 2

Preheat the oven to 340°F (170°C).

Put in a mixer bowl: 150 g egg, 100 g caster sugar and 20 g honey.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.

Amandier (gluten-free almond cake) : Stage 3

Begin on slow speed to mix together...

Stage 4 - ⌛ 5 min.

Amandier (gluten-free almond cake) : Stage 4

...then beat on high speed.

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

Stage 5 - ⌛ 3 min.

Amandier (gluten-free almond cake) : Stage 5

Add 150 g ground almonds, 5 drops bitter almond essence, 1 teaspoon orange flower water and the zest of 1 lemon.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 3 min.

Amandier (gluten-free almond cake) : Stage 6

Fold in gently with a soft spatula.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 3 min.

Amandier (gluten-free almond cake) : Stage 7

Finish by adding the warm melted butter and 50 g Mascarpone.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 3 min.

Amandier (gluten-free almond cake) : Stage 8

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

Stage 9 - ⌛ 40 min.

Amandier (gluten-free almond cake) : Stage 9

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

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	50 RDI=20 %	140 RDI=10 %	190 RDI=30 %	2,510 RDI=130 %	10,500 RDI: 130 %
Per 100 g	7 RDI=3 %	20 RDI=2 %	30 RDI=4 %	370 RDI=20 %	1,560 RDI: 20 %
Per person	8 RDI=3 %	20 RDI=2 %	30 RDI=5 %	420 RDI=20 %	1,750 RDI: 20 %