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Almond cake
Makes 1 20cm/8in cake
Preparation time
less than 30 mins
Cooking time
30 mins to 1 hour
Ingredients
5 egg whites (at room temperature)pinch of salt75g/3oz caster sugar175g/6oz ground almonds1 orange, zest only, grated1 tbsp orange liqueur (optional)25g/1oz slivered almonds
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5.2. Grease and line a 20cm/8in springform cake tin.3. Whisk the egg whites with the salt until they stand in soft peaks. Whisking constantly, add the sugar a little at a time. Continue whisking until the mixture is firm, shiny and very thick. 4. Fold in the ground almonds, orange zest and the liqueur, if using, with a metal spoon. Pour the mixture into the cake tin and sprinkle the slivered almonds over the top.5. Bake for 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.6. Allow to stand in the tin for 10 minutes, then loosen, turn out and leave to cool on a wire rack.
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