Norwegian Almond Cake

Name: Norwegian Almond Cake
Ingredients: 4 extra large eggs, separated; 80 g caster sugar; 200 g roasted almonds, ground finely; 15 ml (1 tablespoon) cake flour; 2,5 ml (1/2 teaspoon) baking powder; cream custard topping:; 50 g caster sugar; 100 ml (2/5 cup) cream; 100 g butter, cit into small cubes; 2,5 ml (1/2 teaspoon) vanilla essence

This is a delicious cake to bake for a special occasion to serve at teatime or as a dessert. Garnish the cake with pretty violets or lavender from the garden

Published 11 November 2023

Method

Preheat oven to 180 ºC (350 ºF). Grease and line a 20 cm spring form cake tin.
Whisk the egg whites until stiff and glossy, gradually adding the sugar. Mix together the almonds, flour and baking powder. Fold the almond mixture into the meringue.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared cake tin and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the cake from the oven and cool for 10 minutes before turning it onto a wire rack. Leave to cool down completely.
Make the cream custard topping. Mix the egg yokes with the sugar until creamy. Pour it into the top of a double boiler and stir in the cream. Heat over gently bubbling water until heated through, whisking continuously. Add the pieces of butter a little at a time and whisk the custard until it is creamy and thick.
Cover the cake with the warm cream custard and leave to cool before serving.