Italian Desserts Recipes - Almond Cake (Torga di Mandorla) Recipe

Ingredients

• 350 g/12 oz/3 cups plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted

• 100 g/4 oz/1/2 cup caster (superfine) sugar

• 1 0 ml/2 tsp baking powder

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp salt

• 1 egg

• 150ml/2/3 cup milk

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp almond essence (extract)

• 40 g/3 tbsp unsalted (sweet) butter, melted

• 1 egg white, lightly beaten

• 25 g/1/4 cup chopped almonds

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Method:

1. Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together and set aside.

2. Place the egg in the mixing bowl, and, using an electric mixer, begin mixing on a low speed.

3. Gradually add the milk, almond extract and melted butter. Add the dry ingredients and continue mixing until the mixture is smooth.

4. Scrape into a greased 20 cm/8 in cake tin (pan). Brush the cake top with egg white and sprinkle with chopped almonds.

5. Duke in a preheated oven at 220°C/425°F/gas mark 7 for about 40 minutes until risen, golden and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.