Flourless Honey Almond Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 1/2 cups almonds, toasted
• 4 large eggs, at room temperature, separated
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. coat a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray. line the bottom with parchment paper and spray the paper.
• 2 process whole almonds in a food processor or blender until finely ground (you will have about 1 3/4 cups ground). beat 4 egg yolks, 1/2 cup honey, vanilla, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer (or use a paddle attachment on a stand mixer) on medium speed until well combined. add the ground almonds and beat on low until combined.
• 3 beat 4 egg whites in another large bowl with the electric mixer (use clean beaters on a handheld mixer or the whisk attachment on a stand mixer) on medium speed until very foamy, and doubled in volume, but not stiff enough to hold peaks, 1 to 2 minutes (depending on the type of mixer). using a rubber spatula, gently fold the egg whites into the nut mixture until just combined. scrape the batter into the prepared pan.
• 4 bake the cake until golden brown and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, about 28 minutes. let cool in the pan for 10 minutes. run a knife around the edge of the pan and gently remove the side ring. let cool completely.
• 5 if desired, remove the cake from the pan bottom by gently sliding a large, wide spatula between the cake and the parchment paper. carefully transfer the cake to a serving platter. to serve, drizzle the top of the cake with honey and sprinkle with sliced almonds.