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Lemon and almond cakes

  • Time to make: 45 mins
  • Serving: 12 people (makes 12 small cakes)
Ratings: 3.9
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 100g olive oil spread
  • 150g castor sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 heaped tablespoons flour
  • 140g (2 packets) ground almonds
  • 3 lemons, juice and zest
  • 1-2 lemons, thinly sliced
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Cream spread and sugar until pale and creamy.

    2 Add eggs, one at a time, then add flour and mix well. Add almonds, zest and juice. Stir gently until well combined.

    3 Pour mixture into a 12-hole greased muffin tin. Top each cake with a slice of lemon to decorate.

    4 Bake for about 25 minutes or until cakes are just firm and spongy to the touch and a skewer inserted into the cake middle comes out clean. Cover cakes with foil if necessary for the last few minutes to stop the tops browning too much.

    5 Cool in the tray for a few minutes before easing cakes out onto a cooling rack. Serve warm with a scoop of lemon sorbet or yoghurt. They’re good with a scattering of fresh berries, too.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free flour.

    HFG tip

    These cakes are moist and dense, and keep well for several days.

    One comment on Lemon and almond cakes

    1. Ann August 17, 2021 at 10:29 am #

      Really moist and lemony- great to make when you’ve got lots of lemons

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