Ingredients

• 250g - almonds, soaked, blanched, ground
• A little milk to grind almonds
• 200g - sugar
• 200-250g - butter
• 6 - egg yolks
• 1.5 tsp - baking powder
• 100-150g - refined flour/ maida
• 1 tsp - caraway seeds (shahi jeera)
• 1 tsp - nutmeg
• 1 tsp - almond essence
• 6 - egg whites

How to Make Almond Cake with Eggs

• Blanch the almonds and grind them well with a little milk and 2 tbsp of flour to make the almond paste.
• Beat the sugar, butter and yolks to a stiff cream.
• Add the beaten egg to the remaining flour and baking powder and stir well.
• Then add the ground almond paste, caraway seeds, nutmeg and essence.
• Lastly, add the egg whites (beaten).
• Pre-heat the oven to 325 degrees F (162 degrees C).
• Grease a 9 or 10 inch cake tin with butter.
• Dust it with flour and tap out any excess.
• Line the bottom of the pan with a round butter paper.
• Pour the batter into the cake tin and bake the cake until the top is deep brown and feels set when you press in the center.
• Remove the cake from the oven and run a sharp or serrated knife around the perimeter, loosening the cake from the sides of the pan.
• Let the cake cool completely in the pan.
• Recipe Courtesy: Mangalorean Recipes