Preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F) and grease Round pan and flour it.
⚙ Preheating the OvenOven
💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
2
Whip the eggs and sugar, until the mixture is pale and fluffy.
⚙ WhippingBowlHand mixerorStand mixerorWhisk
💡Room-temperature eggs whip better than cold eggs. Take them out of the fridge 30 minutes before baking. Warm eggs also make a more stable foam that holds up in the oven.
3
Add the oil, milk and vanilla extract and mix.
4
Sift the flour and baking powder, combine with the salt, add to the wet mixture along with the ground almonds and Fold gently, just until no dry flour remains.
⚙ FoldingSilicone spatula
💡Fold in the flour only until there are no pockets of dry flour: overmixing develops gluten, and the cake comes out dense.
💡Fold with a spatula, in broad strokes from the bottom up, and stop when there's no dry flour: vigorous mixing of a batter with flour develops gluten.
5
Pour into the pan.
Baking pan
6
Bake 35–40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan
💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
7
Whip the cream cheese, superfine sugar and lemon juice into a smooth frosting.
⚙ WhippingBowlHand mixerorStand mixerorWhisk
8
Let the cake cool completely and cover it with the frosting and sprinkle the garnish on top.
Offset spatula
💡Frost only a completely cool cake: on a warm cake the cream cheese frosting melts and runs down the sides.
9
Chill 1 hour before serving.
Refrigerator
580calories
11 gprotein
62 gcarbs
33 gfat
● protein 7%● carbs 42%● fat 51%
Per serving (155 g), of 8 servings
To assemble ·
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Oven· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
Refrigerator· Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
Baking pan· Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
Offset spatula· Also works: Spreading knife (Spreading knife) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (Back of a spoon)
Bowl· Also works: Pot (None)
Silicone spatula· Also works: Wooden spoon (Scrapes less well) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (None)
Hand mixer or Stand mixer or Whisk· one of them
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