Easy Lemon Coconut Almond Cake
Recipe video above. Many people have tried this now and no one thinks of it as a gluten free cake. It's just a delicious cake! Coconut and lemon is a lovely flavour combination with the subtle flavour of almond meal. Lovely springy, moist crumb like the fan-favourite orange cake. Bonus: Just abo
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Ingredients
- 150 g / 10 tbsp unsalted butter
- 4 large eggs ((55-60g/2oz each), at room temp)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup caster sugar ((superfine sugar, Note 2))
- 1 1/2 cups almond meal ((ground almond, Note 1))
- 1/4 tsp cooking/kosher salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 cup desiccated coconut ((US: finely shredded unsweetened coconut))
- 1 1/2 tsp lemon zest ((1 large lemon))
- 1/4 cup flaked almonds (, optional (Note 3))
Steps
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Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F (160°C fan). Grease a 20cm/8” round cake pan (or springform pan) with butter then line with paper.
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Melt butter - Place the butter in a large microwavable bowl and melt in the microwave. Let cool for a couple of minutes.
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Wet ingredients - Add egg, vanilla and sugar and whisk until combined.
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Dry ingredients - Add almond meal, salt, baking powder, coconut and lemon zest. Whisk until combined.
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Bake 40 minutes - Pour into pan. Sprinkle over almonds. Bake 40 minutes. Cool 15 minutes in pan then carefully turn out onto cooling rack.
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Cool at least 1 hour before cutting slices to serve. Moist enough to serve plain - doesn't need cream or anything!
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Macronutrients
*DV = Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (10% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| / 10 tbsp unsalted butter | 150 g | - | - |
| large eggs | 4 | - | - |
| vanilla extract | 1 tsp | - | - |
| caster sugar | 0.75 cup | - | - |
| almond meal | 0.5 cups | - | - |
| cooking/kosher salt | 0.25 tsp | - | - |
| baking powder | 1 tsp | Rp 8.000/100g | Rp 400 |
| desiccated coconut | 0.75 cup | - | - |
| lemon zest | 0.5 tsp | - | - |
| flaked almonds | 0.25 cup | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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