SICILIAN ALMOND CAKE, easy and quick dessert, mennuli cake, typical recipe to make in a few minutes, without yeast with little flour.
A simple to make, really delicious dessert, the Sicilian almond cake is great to serve after lunch or dinner, rich and caloric but very good.
Soft and moist, it is very similar to the classic caprese cake, the Sicilian almond cake is the perfect cake to serve to unexpected guests, it remains moist and of course, it is also quite caloric.
It’s a delicious, quick and easy dessert, if you wish you can enrich it with chocolate chips or flavor it with lemon or orange zest.
Sicily is renowned for its desserts especially with almonds, mennuli, there is also the delicious almond cake which is a true delight, a sponge cake base filled with jam decorated with almond paste, which I will make soon.
Join me in the kitchen today there’s the Sicilian almond cake!
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 6-8
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Energy 421.03 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 31.63 (g) of which sugars 25.13 (g)
- Proteins 11.86 (g)
- Fat 27.56 (g) of which saturated 6.91 (g)of which unsaturated 4.74 (g)
- Fibers 3.14 (g)
- Sodium 52.53 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 100 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 4.25 oz peeled almonds
- 3 eggs
- 3.17 oz sugar
- 1.06 oz all-purpose flour
- 1.41 oz butter
Preparation
Slightly toast the almonds and grind them with a bit of sugar to reduce them to flour.
Melt the butter and let it cool slightly, beat the eggs with the sugar until it becomes frothy and doubles in volume, then add the butter.
Add the flour and almonds and gently fold in.
Pour the mixture into a greased and floured baking tin of 7-8 inches and bake in a preheated oven at 350°F
Bake for 30-35 minutes, do the toothpick test before removing from the oven, the cake remains moist inside but obviously not soggy.
Bon appétit
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Can I prepare this dessert in advance?
Of course! It’s much better prepared a few days ahead.
