4.7/5
(6 Votes)
Ingredients
- 1 cups whole almonds, toasted
- 3 egg whites, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Topping
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp baking powder (optional)
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 175C (350F). Grease or line the bottom of a wide loaf tin with parchment paper.
Process toasted whole almonds in a food processor until finely ground. It will make about 1 1/4 cups ground almonds. Combine ground almonds with honey until it has become a thick paste. Set aside.
Beat the egg whites with the salt until stiff enough to hold peaks. . Gently fold the egg white into the almond honey mixture. Then transfer to prepared loaf tin. Sprinkle batter with sliced almonds. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until cake has turned golden brown and inserted toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in the tin for 10 minutes. Let cool completely on wire racks.