Sbrisolona Almond Cake

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 20mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    8
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    450
based on 2 ratings

Crumbly almond cake with a crunchy caramelised topping, perfect with coffee or a sweet dessert wine.

recipe updated Jun 16, 2021

Ingredients

  • Ground almonds icon
    Ground almonds
    40 g
  • Cake flour icon
    Cake flour
    150 g
  • Sea salt icon
    Sea salt
    3 g
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder
    2 g
  • Ground cinnamon icon
    Ground cinnamon
    ½ teaspoon
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    1
  • Egg yolk icon
    Egg yolk
    4
  • Granulated sugar icon
    Granulated sugar
    240 g
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    1 teaspoon
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    110 g
  • Egg white icon
    Egg white
    2
  • Flaked almonds icon
    Flaked almonds
    125 g

Tools

  • kCook icon Stand mixer
  • kCook icon Spatula
  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Whisk
  • kCook icon Microwave
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Round pan - 10"
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Medium bowl

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 160°C
  2. Grease a clean round pan
  3. Add ground almonds, cake flour, sea salt, baking powder and ground cinnamon to a clean medium bowl
  4. Whisk briefly then set aside
  5. Add egg, egg yolk, granulated sugar and vanilla extract to a clean large mixing bowl
  6. Beat until smooth - 3 min
  7. Transfer dry ingredients to batter
  8. Mix until combined
  9. Add unsalted butter to a clean small bowl
  10. Melt in microwave - low heat
  11. Mix content of small bowl into batter until combined
  12. Pour batter into round pan
  13. Add egg white to a clean medium bowl
  14. Beat lightly until frothy
  15. Add flaked almonds and granulated sugar to the topping
  16. Mix thoroughly
  17. Spread topping with cake
  18. Bake until skewer tests clean - 30 min, 160°C
  19. Let cool
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