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Lemon Almond Butter Cake
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 cup ground almond meal (available at Trader Joe’s)
- 2 tablespoons toasted, sliced almonds
- Lemon Curd
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9-inch springform pan and dust with 1 tablespoon flour, shaking out excess. Combine flour, baking powder, salt and almond meal in small bowl.
- With electric mixer, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs and almond extract to butter mixture and combine. Gradually add flour mixture and mix well.
- Scrape batter into prepared pan. Drop 8 individual tablespoons of lemon curd around perimeter of batter, leaving a 1” border, taking care to space drops evenly. Drop 3-4 tablespoons curd into center of batter.
- Sprinkle cake with toasted, sliced almonds and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar, if desired. Bake 30 minutes, or until cake is toasty brown. Cool on wire rack 10 minutes, then release from pan and cool completely on wire rack.
- Sprinkle cake with powder sugar and serve with whipped cream.
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