Vanilla Almond Cake with Lemon Curd Glaze
This Vanilla Almond Cake is a light fluffy bundt cake, bursting with flavour and drizzled with a tangy lemon curd glaze.
Servings: 12 people
Calories: 475kcal
Ingredients
- 320 g caster sugar
- 240 g unsalted butter room temperature
- 6 eggs medium*
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 180 g gluten-free plain flour
- 180 g ground almonds (almond flour)
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 75 g sour cream
Lemon Curd Glaze
- 100 g icing sugar
- 25 ml whole milk
- 75 g lemon curd
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°C / 160°C fan assisted /gas mark 4 / 350°F then grease and lightly dust a 10 inch bundt tin with a tablespoon of gluten-free flour.
- Beat the sugar with the butter until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well between additions.
- Add the vanilla and almond extracts.
- In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, ground almonds, baking powder and salt then beat half into the rest of the ingredients.
- Mix in the sour cream until smooth then add the rest of the flour mixture and beat until completely combined.
- Pour the cake batter into the bundt tin and then place in the oven.
- Bake for 50 minutes, then remove from the oven, run a palette knife between the cake and the bundt tin, then carefully invert onto a wire rack and cool completely before glazing.
Lemon Curd Glaze
- Beat the icing sugar, whole milk and lemon curd together until completely combined then drizzle over the cooled cake.
Notes
Eggs. The eggs used in this recipe are medium size, 60g with shell and 50g without shell. If you can't get hold of medium eggs I suggest you weigh the amount.
Gluten-free flour. This recipe can be made with your favourite brand of sll-purpose gluten-free flour. I also particularly recommend my Homemade Gluten-Free Flour Mix which gives great results.
US customary measurements
These US measurements for the ingredients provided are based on a conversion calculator. This recipe was tested with metric measurements and I recommend using a digital scale to weigh ingredients for the most accurate results. READ MORE >>> Why you should always weigh vs measuring with cupsNutrition information
Please note that the nutrition information provided below is an estimate based on an online nutrition calculator. It will vary based on the specific ingredients you use. Please seek a professional nutritionist’s advice for further clarification. The nutrition serving is for 1 slice of cake.Nutrition
Calories: 475kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 128mg | Sodium: 155mg | Potassium: 94mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 660IU | Calcium: 88mg | Iron: 1.5mg