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A round almond cake on a white plate with one slice partially removed. The cake has a golden-brown crust and is topped with slivered almonds. It sits against a dark background.
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Easy Flourless Almond Cake Recipe

Prep Time1 hour
WORK TIME20 minutes
Cuisine: World
Servings: 8 yields

Ingredients

  • 4 Eggs separated
  • 1½ cups 150g Almond flour (ground almond)
  • 3 tablespoons Vegetable/Canola oil
  • ½ cup 100g Sugar + 2 Tbsp (25g)
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup Sliced almonds

Instructions

  • DIRECTIONS
    1. Preheat oven to 340F (170C). line a bottom of 8-inch (20cm) round pan with parchment paper and grease the bottom and sides.
    2. In a large bowl beat egg yolks with sugar on high speed, until thick, smooth and pale. Add oil, vanilla extract and lemon zest. Beat until incorporated.
    3. Add almond flour and fold until incorporated.
    4. In a separate bowl beat egg whites with pinch of salt. Beat until foamy, then gradually add 2 tablespoons of sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.
    5. Gradually fold the egg whites into egg yolk mixture, 1-2 tablespoons at the time. Fold just until combined after each addition, do not over fold.
    6. Pour the batter to the prepared pan, sprinkle sliced almonds on top.
    7. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown on top. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, release from the pan and let cool completely.
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