Best Little Almond Cakes Recipes

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LITTLE FIG & ALMOND CAKES



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A super-quick cupcake recipe for an 'anytime' sponge - they go as well with a cup of morning coffee as they do with a scoop of ice cream for dessert

Provided by Good Food team

Categories     Afternoon tea, Dessert, Snack

Time 1h

Yield Makes 10

Number Of Ingredients 9

175g self-raising flour
175g butter , softened
175g golden caster sugar
175g ground almond
1 tbsp rosewater
3 large eggs
5 ripe figs
handful flaked almonds
icing sugar , to serve (optional)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line 10 holes of a muffin tin with muffin cases. Tip the flour, butter, caster sugar, ground almonds, rose water and eggs into a food processor and blitz until completely combined, scraping down the side and blitzing again if you need to.
  • Divide the batter between the muffin cases, then halve the figs through the stalks and finely slice each half. Fan a sliced fig half over each and press down gently. Scatter over the flaked almonds, then bake the cakes for 40 mins until puffed up and golden. Remove from the tin and leave to cool on a wire rack. Serve dusted with icing sugar, if you like.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 414 calories, Fat 27 grams fat, SaturatedFat 11 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 35 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 23 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 8 grams protein, Sodium 0.5 milligram of sodium

LITTLE BURNT HONEY & ALMOND CAKES



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Serve these honey and almond cakes warm for dessert, or just as a teatime treat. Dust with icing sugar and enjoy with our hot chocolate espresso sauce

Provided by Barney Desmazery

Categories     Dessert

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 8

50g butter, plus extra for the tin
1 tbsp honey
1 egg
50g golden caster sugar
30g plain flour
30g ground almonds
½ tsp baking powder
icing sugar, for dusting (optional)

Steps:

  • Put the butter and honey in a small saucepan and cook over a medium-high heat for 2-3 mins until the butter foams and the mixture turns a mahogany colour.
  • Whisk the egg, sugar and the honey and butter mixture together in a large bowl. Stir in the flour, almonds, baking powder and a pinch of sea salt to make a batter. Can be used straightaway or kept in the fridge overnight.
  • Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and butter four holes of a muffin tin. Divide the mixture between the holes and bake for 12-14 mins until golden and cooked through. Turn out onto a cooling rack and leave to cool for a few minutes. Dust with icing sugar, if you like, and serve with hot chocolate espresso sauce (see 'goes well with', below).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 508 calories, Fat 31 grams fat, SaturatedFat 14 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 47 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 35 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 9 grams protein, Sodium 0.9 milligram of sodium

LITTLE ALMOND CAKES



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I love almonds. These light little cakes have a surprise chocolate centre. Use dark, milk or white chocolate, whatever you prefer!

Provided by dale7793

Categories     Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 eggs
175 g caster sugar (3/4 cup)
200 g ground almonds
1 fresh lemon rind, finely grated
75 g self raising flour (1/2 cup)
100 g of good quality chocolate, broken into squares.
icing sugar, to dust

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 180 degree C.
  • Line a 12 cup muffin tray with paper liners, or use a patty cake tray with approx.
  • 18 holes and line with paper liners.
  • Beat the eggs and sugar with an electric beater until mixture thickens to the consistency of thickened cream.
  • Fold in the ground almonds, lemon rind and flour.
  • Spoon the mixture into the cases.
  • Press one square of chocolate into the centre of each cake so the the chocolate is completely surrounded by the batter.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes.
  • Cool and dust with sugar to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 254.1, Fat 15.2, SaturatedFat 4.3, Cholesterol 70.5, Sodium 26, Carbohydrate 26.8, Fiber 3.8, Sugar 15.6, Protein 7.7

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