Simple French Almond Cake with Plums
Serves 835 mins prep45 mins cook
This buttery French Almond Plum Cake is one of the easiest desserts to make - mix all the ingredients in one bowl, top with ripe stone fruit, berries or fresh figs and bake.
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What you need
cup almond flour
cup granulated sugar
tsp fine sea salt
tbsp salted butter
tsp vanilla extract
tsp almond extract
Instructions
0 Preheat oven to 350 (175C) degrees, and postion rack in the center. Lightly coat the sides of an 8-inch tart pan with a removable bottom with cooking spray or neutral oil. 1 Sift both flours, confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup granulated sugar and salt together using a mesh strainer set over a mixing bowl. 2 Stir in the melted butter, egg whites and both extracts until smooth. 3 Spoon the batter into the prepared tart pan. Arrange the sliced plums around the top. Sprinkle the remaining teaspoon sugar over the fruit. 4 Bake 18 - 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center come out clean and the edges of the cake are golden brown. 5 Cool in the pan 5 minutes, then separate the base from the pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.View original recipe
