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Lemon and almond cake
Photo: David Holifield

Lemon and almond cake

8 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 8 openrecipes

This moist lemon cake with its sugary crust is so good it won't last long. Make one extra and freeze (un-iced) for another day.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

703
Calories
20g
Protein
19g
Fat
112g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 200g/7oz butter
  • 200g/7oz golden caster sugar
  • 3 large free-range eggs
  • 50g/2oz plain flour
  • 125g/4½oz ground almonds
  • 2 lemons
  • 1 lemon, juice only
  • 5-6 tbsp icing sugar

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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