Semolina Almond Cake with Sweet Lemon Glaze (w/ Gluten-Free Option)

Name: Semolina Almond Cake with Sweet Lemon Glaze (w/ Gluten-Free Option)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 177 milliliters Light Agave Nectar or Honey; 237 milliliters Sliced Almonds, optional; 1 Tbsp Baking Powder; 4 Eggs, whites and yolks divided; 79 milliliters Flour, any flour (Gluten-free or all-purpose); 237 milliliters Finely Ground Almonds (use a food processor or spice grinder); 2 Juice and Zest of Lemons; 1 Zest of Lemon; 177 milliliters Olive Oil; 0 teaspoons Salt; 237 milliliters Fine Semolina Flour (Gluten-free: Use fine cornmeal); 177 milliliters Sugar

Semolinan Almond Cake with Sweet Lemon Glaze (w/ Gluten-Free Option) is Head to the store and pick up salt, almonds, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325 °FWith an electric mixer, whip the egg whites and salt at high speed until soft peaks form.

Ingredients you will need

Egg Whites

Salt

Equipment you will use

Hand Mixer

Oven

Add the sugar gradually and whip until stiff.Switch to low speed, and allowing only enough time to combine the ingredients, beating in one ingredient at a time, just a few seconds each time, the yolks, then the oil, etc… until all ingredients are incorporated.

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Sugar

Egg Yolk

Cooking Oil

Pour the batter into a greased 10 inch round baking pan, and bake 40 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.While the cake is baking, heat the agave or honey and lemon juice plus zest in a saucepan over a low flame until just warm (or microwave 30 seconds to 1 minute)When you remove the cake from the oven, immediately poke the cake all over with a toothpick or skewer, and pour the syrup all over the cake.If desired, sprinkle cake with sliced almonds.

Ingredients you will need

Sliced Almonds