Almonds, Apple & Nuts Cake

Yesterday was my sister's birthday and we had an intimate family get-together to celebrate it. I brought in this delicious cake  -the ground almonds lent a wonderfully moist texture to this cake and at the same time, you could taste and smell of almond and apple too.It was so simple to make and packed with a sweet, tangy apple/ lemon flavour which was a very, very good thing indeed. I can safely say that this lovely cake became a firm favourite of mine.


Ingredients:

• 200gr almond flour
• 200gr flour
• 200gr brown sugar
• 6 eggs
• 1/2  cup Sunflower oil
• zest of 1 lemon
• 2 apples
• nuts
• juice of 1 lemon

Whisk the egg whites until stiff and set aside. Cut the apples into thin slices, sprinkle with brown sugar and water with lemon juice. Keep it. In a bowl beat the egg yolks with the brown sugar and the lemon zest. Add the sunflower oil and beat again. Add the almond flour and the other flour 3 times and stir well with a wooden spoon. Finally, gently fold in the previously whisked egg whites. Place the dough in a square mold lined with parchment paper and smeared with butter. Add the apple slices and walnuts to taste. Take the dough to a preheated oven to 180 degrees and leave for about 45-50m.


Ingredientes:

• 200gr miolo de amêndoa
• 200gr farinha
• 200gr açúcar mascavado
• 6 ovos
• 1/2 caneca de óleo girassol
• raspa de 1 limão
•  2 maçãs
• nozes
• sumo de 1 limão

Bater as claras em castelo e reservar. Cortar as maçãs às fatias finas, polvilhar com açúcar mascavado e regar com sumo de limão. Reservar.  Numa taça bater as gemas juntamente com o açúcar e a raspa do limão. Adicionar o óleo e bater de novo. Juntar o miolo de amêndoa e a farinha por 3 vezes e mexer muito bem com uma colher de pau. Por fim, adicionar levemente as claras em castelo.Deitar a massa num tabuleiro quadrado forrado com papel vegetal e untado com manteiga. Adicionar as fatias da maçã e as nozes a gosto.  Levar ao forno pré aquecido a 180º e deixar cerca de 45-50m.