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🍰 Crunchy Almond Star Cake
210 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 250 g peeled almond kernels
- 6 eggs
- 250 g powdered sugar
- 1 tube butter-vanilla flavoring
- 1 packet grated lemon zest
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon
- baking powder
- lemons
- butter (to grease the pan)
- ground almond kernels (or breadcrumbs to dust the pan)
- almond kernels
- powdered sugar (to dust)
Instructions
- 1. Grind the almonds finely in a blender.
- 2. Separate the eggs so you have the yolk and white separately.
- 3. Beat the egg yolk with a pinch of salt and powdered sugar until creamy using a hand mixer.
- 4. Stir in vanilla flavoring, lemon zest, cinnamon, baking powder, and the ground almonds into the yolk mixture.
- 5. Rinse the mixer beaters thoroughly and dry them completely.
- 6. Beat the egg whites stiffly with a few drops of lemon juice.
- 7. Stir one-third of the egg whites into the almond-yolk cream to loosen the batter.
- 8. Gently fold in the remaining egg whites using a whisk.
- 9. Grease a star-shaped mold or a round springform pan with a diameter of 26 centimeters with butter.
- 10. Line the mold with ground almonds or breadcrumbs.
- 11. Fill the mold with the batter and smooth the top.
- 12. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius conventional heat, 150 degrees Celsius fan-forced, or gas mark 2.
- 13. Place the cake on the middle rack.
- 14. Bake the cake for about one hour.
- 15. Cover the cake with baking paper during baking.
- 16. Bake the cake in a tall mold like the star shape for 10 minutes longer.
- 17. Perform a doneness test after the baking time.
- 18. Insert a wooden skewer or a toothpick into the center of the cake.
- 19. Pull the skewer out.
- 20. If moist batter sticks to the skewer, bake the cake longer.
- 21. Remove the cake from the oven.
- 22. Let the cake rest for 3 minutes.
- 23. If necessary, run a knife between the cake and the mold edge.
- 24. Invert the cake onto a cake rack.
- 25. Sprinkle the cooled cake with almonds and powdered sugar.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 210
- Protein: 7 g · Fett/Fat: 12 g · Carbs: 18 g