Easy lemon coconut almond cake

 

Ingredients

• ▢150g / 10 tbsp unsalted butter
• ▢4 large eggs (55-60g/2oz each), at room temp
• ▢1 tsp vanilla extract
• ▢3/4 cup caster sugar (superfine sugar, Note 2)
• ▢1 1/2 cups almond meal (ground almond, Note 1)
• ▢1/4 tsp cooking/kosher salt
• ▢1 tsp baking powder
• ▢3/4 cup desiccated coconut (US: finely shredded unsweetened coconut)
• ▢1 1/2 tsp lemon zest (1 large lemon)
• ▢1/4 cup flaked almonds , optional (Note 3)

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F (160°C fan). Grease a 20cm/8” round cake pan (or springform pan) with butter then line with paper.
• Melt butter – Place the butter in a large microwavable bowl and melt in the microwave. Let cool for a couple of minutes.
• Wet ingredients – Add egg, vanilla and sugar and whisk until combined.
• Dry ingredients – Add almond meal, salt, baking powder, coconut and lemon zest. Whisk until combined.
• Bake 40 minutes – Pour into pan. Sprinkle over almonds. Bake 40 minutes. Cool 15 minutes in pan then carefully turn out onto cooling rack.
• Cool at least 1 hour before cutting slices to serve. Moist enough to serve plain – doesn't need cream or anything!

Recipe Notes:

1. Almond meal is ground almonds, common ingredient used to make gluten free baked goods with the bonus that it keeps the crumb moist + has lovely flavour. Almond flour is finer and usually made with peeled almonds but works as a direct substitute for almond meal. Hazelnut meal can also be used.

2. Sugar – Sub ordinary/granulated white sugar, caster/superfine sugar is just safer because it’s finer = dissolves easier. Note: This cake is not overly sweet, 3/4 cup of sugar in a whole cake is not that much!

3. Almond flakes on the surface is optional. I originally added it to protect the surface a bit – without, it is deep golden. But I also like the extra texture and how it looks. 🙂

4. Keeps perfectly for 5 days – best in the fridge if it’s hot.

Nutrition per slice assuming 12 slices.

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