This buttery almond cake with lemon curd baked inside is like the ultimate citrus tart, without the heartbreak of pie crust. It's fancy enough to be served as a dinner party dessert, yet substantial enough to be served with Sunday brunch. (Bonus: you'll have several tablespoons of lemon curd left over. It's delicious on toast or pancakes.)
Provided by Regina Schrambling
Categories brunch, snack, cakes, dessert
Time 2h30m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- For the curd, combine zest, juice, sugar and eggs in a heatproof bowl, and beat well. Add butter, and place over a saucepan full of simmering water. Cook, stirring constantly with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, until mixture thickens into curd, about 5 minutes. Strain into a bowl, and press plastic wrap onto surface to keep skin from forming. Refrigerate until cool, at least 1 1/2 hours.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9-inch spring-form pan with 1 tablespoon butter, and dust with 1 tablespoon flour, shaking out excess.
- With an electric mixer, cream the remaining butter and 1 cup sugar together until light and fluffy. Sift together the remaining flour, baking powder and salt, and stir in. In a separate bowl, whisk eggs until they start to foam. Do not overbeat or the cake will be tough. Add eggs and ground almonds to batter, and mix well.
- Scrape batter into the prepared pan. Drop 8 individual tablespoons lemon curd around perimeter of batter, leaving a 1-inch border, and taking care to space drops evenly. Drop 3 to 4 tablespoons curd into center of batter. Refrigerate remaining curd for another use. Sprinkle cake with toasted almonds and 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar, depending on taste.
- Bake until cake is toasty brown on top and a toothpick inserted into cake (not curd) comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Let cool on rack 10 minutes, then remove sides of pan, and cool completely.
- Whip cream with almond liqueur. Present cake at table, and offer whipped cream on the side.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 563, UnsaturatedFat 13 grams, Carbohydrate 66 grams, Fat 31 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 9 grams, SaturatedFat 16 grams, Sodium 227 milligrams, Sugar 50 grams, TransFat 1 gram
Are you curently on diet or you just want to control your food's nutritions, ingredients? We will help you find recipes by cooking method, nutrition, ingredients...
Check it out »
You'll also love
Dannymayk Gomez
[email protected]I made this cake for a potluck and it was a huge success! Everyone loved it. The cake was moist and flavorful, and the lemon and almond flavors were a perfect match.
Mansingh Budha
[email protected]This cake is amazing! It's so moist and flavorful, and the lemon and almond flavors are a perfect combination. I've made it several times and it's always a hit.
Pan nep
[email protected]I love this recipe! It's so easy to make and always turns out great. The cake is moist and flavorful, and the lemon and almond flavors are a perfect match.
Sanam Gharti
[email protected]This cake is so good! It's moist and flavorful, and the lemon and almond flavors are a perfect combination. I've made it several times and it's always a hit.
shahid sultan
[email protected]I made this cake for a potluck and it was a huge success! Everyone loved it. The cake was moist and flavorful, and the lemon and almond flavors were a perfect match.
Resama Tehreeem
[email protected]This cake is amazing! It's so moist and flavorful, and the lemon and almond flavors are a perfect combination. I've made it several times and it's always a hit.
ataullah khan
[email protected]I love this recipe! It's so easy to make and always turns out great. The cake is moist and flavorful, and the lemon and almond flavors are a perfect match.
Kamran Abbas
[email protected]This cake is so good! It's moist and flavorful, and the lemon and almond flavors are a perfect combination. I've made it several times and it's always a hit.
Wakar Samo
[email protected]I made this cake for a potluck and it was a huge success! Everyone loved it. The cake was moist and flavorful, and the lemon and almond flavors were a perfect match.
GAFOOR GAFOOR
[email protected]This cake is amazing! It's so moist and flavorful, and the lemon and almond flavors are a perfect combination. I've made it several times and it's always a hit.
Faisal k
[email protected]I love this recipe! It's so easy to make and always turns out great. The cake is moist and flavorful, and the lemon and almond flavors are a perfect match.
Rinda Easton
[email protected]This cake is so good! It's moist and flavorful, and the lemon and almond flavors are a perfect combination. I've made it several times and it's always a hit.
Faiten
[email protected]I made this cake for a potluck and it was a huge success! Everyone loved it. The cake was moist and flavorful, and the lemon and almond flavors were a perfect match.
Siqi Dar
[email protected]This cake is amazing! It's so moist and flavorful, and the lemon and almond flavors are a perfect combination. I've made it several times and it's always a hit.
Kids Phone
[email protected]I love this recipe! It's so easy to make and always turns out great. The cake is moist and flavorful, and the lemon and almond flavors are a perfect match.
diben cdy
[email protected]This cake was a hit with my family and friends! It was moist and flavorful, and the lemon and almond flavors were a perfect combination.
Dineo Ramahali
[email protected]My Lemon Almond Butter Cake came out great! The flavor was perfect and the texture was moist and delicious. The recipe was easy to follow and I would definitely make it again.