Almond cake
Instructions
Almond cake:
Raspberry sauce:
Filling:
Tips
To ensure the almond cake has a tender and fluffy texture, make sure that enough air is introduced into the batter before it is baked. One way to ensure this is beating the butter and sugar mixture until it is light, fluffy, and pale-yellow in colour. This aerates the mixture. Another, perhaps the most important, way air is incorporated into an almond cake batter is through the whisked egg whites. A great tip when whipping egg whites using a hand or stand mixer is to start whisking on a low setting until the eggs become frothy-looking and then increase speed until the egg whites have the desired texture. Also, using a glass or metal bowl is preferable to plastic ones as these may have oily residue that can potentially prevent the eggs from being perfectly whipped.
Questions about almond cake
With our recipe for almond cake and raspberry sauce, it is easy to make a scrumptiously tender cake with a sauce on the side that is both delicious and eye-catching. Continue reading to learn more about almond cakes and raspberry sauce so you can try making it yourself!
Ingredients
Almond cake:
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Almonds (approx. 300 ml)
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185 g |
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Soft butter
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125 g |
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Sugar (approx. 350 ml)
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300 g |
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Eggs
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4 |
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Breadcrumbs (approx. 175 ml)
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75 g |
Raspberry sauce:
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Raspberries
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250 g |
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Sugar (approx. 1 dl)
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85 g |
Filling:
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Double cream
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¼ l |
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Framboise (raspberry brandy)
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2 tbsp |
Sweet almond cake with raspberry sauce
With our recipe for almond cake, you get a deliciously moist cake with a tender crumb. The finely chopped almonds add a subtle sweet and nutty flavour to the cake. The raspberry sauce and Framboise-flavoured whipped cream bring a freshness and brightness to the buttery almond cake with their sweetness, slight tanginess, and floral undertones. The raspberry sauce has a stunning red colour that looks gorgeous drizzled over the golden-brown almond cake and cloud-like white whipped cream.
Interested in more easy and delicious cakes to add to your rotation? Have a look at our recipes for other classics like pound cake, marble cake, and chocolate cherry cake.
Raspberry sauce and raspberry liqueur filling
Whether strained or unstrained, raspberry sauce for cake is very simple to make. Our raspberry sauce recipe calls for just two ingredients and yields an unstrained, chunkier sauce with a slightly crunchy texture from the raspberry seeds. This texture is mirrored in the almond bits found throughout the cake, and it gives the simple cake a level of complexity. The freshness from the raspberries is also present in the whipped cream flavoured with Framboise, which gives the cream both a fruity flavour profile as well as a surprising richness.
Raspberry sauce is so delicious, you can use it for other recipes as well. As such, any leftover sauce can be frozen for later use or enjoyed with crêpes suzette for a raspberry twist to the orange flavour or poured over homemade ice cream.
Discover an easy almond Bundt cake
Sometimes, baking just has to be easy. And although our almond cake takes a little while to bake, the process itself is very straightforward. So do not be discouraged by the raspberry sauce and Framboise whipped cream filling; every step is easy, and you can finish all of it while the cake is in the oven.
One of the best parts about our almond cake recipe is that the cake itself does not require that many ingredients – many of which you will always be in the pantry anyway. If you are wondering why this recipe calls for breadcrumbs rather than flour, it is because breadcrumbs make the cake batter lighter and fluffier, giving the finished cake a deliciously light and tender texture – simple, easy and ingenious.
Add your own touch
While the raspberry almond cake can, of course, be served all year round as it is, it can be fun to experiment with making seasonal varieties of favourite baked goods. Try making this delicious, buttery almond cake around Christmas and add orange zest to the batter as well as mixing in a festive spice blend of cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, nutmeg, and ginger. The tangy fruit and warming holiday spices pair wonderfully with the sweet and nutty almonds, making a delicious spiced almond cake. To go all the way with the Christmas-vibes, use an orange liqueur for the whipped cream filling instead of Framboise, but keep the tart and refreshing raspberry sauce.
