Flourless Almond Cake

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Flourless Almond Cake

Equipment

• 8-in round cake pan

Ingredients

• 250g (≈2 cups) fine almond flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 100g (≈ 0.66 cups) confectioners sugar
• 115g (≈0.5 cups) granulated sugar
• 2 large egg, beaten
• 1 stick butter, softened
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • for an added vanilla kick, scrape the contents of 1 vanilla bean into the cake batter

Process

1. Preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C). Generously butter the bottom and sides of the 8-inch cake pan, and line the bottom with parchment paper cut to fit.
2. In a large bowl, combine the ground almonds, salt, confectioners sugar.
3. Cream granulated sugar & softened butter together
4. Add beated egg and vanilla extract to sugar & butter mixture. Mix until smooth
5. Add wet ingredients to dry, and mix until smooth. The batter should be quite thick. Scrape the batter into the prepared cake pan and smooth the top.
6. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the cake is golden brown and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Carefully turn the cake out of the pan onto a wire rack and let it cool completely.

Chocolate Buttercream

Ingredients

• 4oz unsweetened baker's chocolate
• 2 sticks butter, softened
• 4-5 cups confectioners sugar
• 0.5 - 1tbps vanilla extract
• 2-3 tbsp heavy cream (whole milk will also work)

Process

1. Slowly combine confectioners sugar and softened butter. Mix until smooth
   • it's helpful to taste for sweetness here. You can cut some of the sugar out for a less sweet frosting
2. Add the vanilla extract and cream. Combine thoroughly.
3. In a double boiler, or microwave, heat the bakers chocolate until just melted
4. Slowly add the chocolate into the frosting, and mix thoroughly.
   • at this point, more confectioners sugar can be added if the result is too bitter, or too thin. This will thicken up once chilled, however