Almond Flour Cake with Almond Whipped Cream

Ingredients

Almond whipped cream

• 1 cup (240ml) cream
• ½ teaspoon (3ml) almond extract
• 3 tablespoons (45ml) honey
• Method:

Almond flour cake

• 1½ cups (360ml) almond flour
• 4 eggs, whites and yolks separated
• 1/3 cup (90ml) honey
• 1 teaspoon (5ml) baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon (1ml) salt
• Zest of half an orange
• ½ teaspoon (3ml) almond extract
• Almond whipped cream, for topping
• Sliced almonds, for topping

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 320oF (160oC).
   In a large mixing bowl, mix together egg yolks, baking powder, salt. Add orange zest, almond flour, honey, almond extract and stir to combine.
   In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until twice the size. Fold egg whites into flour mixture until thoroughly combined.
   Pour mixture into greased 9-inch springform pan.
2. Bake cake in oven for approximately 35 minutes until golden. Insert a knife into middle to test for doneness.
   Let cake cool.
   Run knife around inside ring to free cake from pan. Remove ring.

Frost with almond whipped cream.

• Using an electric hand mixer, mix cream, honey and almond extract into stiff peaks.
  Set aside until ready to frost cake.