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Lemon & Almond Cake - Gluten Free

Gluten-Free Lemon and Almond Cake

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    10 serving
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Serves: 10

This gluten-free cake has a very fine texture and is very rich, so small slices are highly recommended! I love the lemony punch this cake delivers - it makes for a scrummy pudding served with a big dollop of creme fraiche or mascarpone ice cream. Looking for more cake recipes? Look no further.
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Ingredients

  • 175g butter , room temperature
  • 175g caster sugar
  • 100g rice flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 175g ground almonds , sifted
  • 3 unwaxed lemons, grated and freshly squeezed - 2 for the cake, 1 for the drizzle
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 medium eggs
  • 50g icing sugar , mixed with 2 tbsp of water

Method

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°f, gas mark 4, 180°C.

Step 2

Cream together the butter and sugar and creamy, the add the eggs & vanilla extract and beat until toughly blended (do not over beat as you do not want to incorporate too much air.

Step 3

Add the ground rice, baking powder, ground almonds, if you are using a food processor make sure you wipe the sides of the bowl during the mixing.

Step 4

And the juice and zest of one lemon, and mix together until smooth.

Step 5

Spoon the mixture into a non-stick 8inch – 20cm springform cake tin and bake in the middle of the preheated oven for 30 minutes.

Step 6

To make the syrup drizzle, place the lemon zest and juice in a small saucepan together with the icing sugar and water.

Step 7

Over a high heat bring to a boil for 2-3 minutes then reduce to a simmer for 3 minutes to reduce the consistency to a syrup.

Step 8

After 30 minutes remove the cake from the oven, let cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.

Step 9

Loosen the spring-form tin and pierce all over the cake with a fine skewer or tooth pick.

Step 10

Pour the syrup through a sieve into a small bowl, the using a large spoon carefully spoon the syrup over the cake (Keep the rind as a garnish).

Step 11

Leave for 20 minutes while the cake absorbs the syrup.

Step 12

Serve with crème fraiche.

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