Gluten Free Flourless Almond Honey Cake with Berries

• Vegetarian
• Gluten free

• Produce

  • 1 Berries
  • 2 Lemons, Zest and Juice of

• Refrigerated

  • 4 Eggs, large

• Condiments

  • 2/3 cup Honey

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 3/4 cup Almond flour
  • 1/3 cup Potato starch
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1/4 cup Olive oil

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1/4 tsp Almond

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Description

Ingredients

• ¼ C olive oil, plus additional for greasing pan
• 1¾ C Almond Flour, plus some for dusting pan
• ⅓ C potato starch
• ½ tsp salt
• 1½ C sugar, divided
• ⅔ C honey, divided
• Zest and juice of 2 lemons
• 4 large eggs, separated plus 2 egg whites
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• ¼ tsp almond extra
• berries for topping

Directions

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Place oven rack in bottom ⅓ of oven.
• Brush bottom and sides of 9 inch springform with olive oil and line bottom with parchment paper.
• Brush parchment with more olive oil and dust with almond flour.
• Mix together almond flour, potato starch and salt in a bowl.
• In mixer combine ½ C sugar, ⅓ C honey, lemon zest, 4 egg yolks, vanilla and almond extract and olive oil.
• Beat on medium speed until smooth and creamy, about 3 minutes.
• Beat in almond flour mixture until just incorporated.
• In another bowl, beat the egg whites until foamy.
• Gradually beat in ½ C sugar, until glossy peaks form. About 3 minutes.
• Gently fold the egg white into the cake batter.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake until cake is golden brown and springs back when lightly touched. About 50-55 minutes.
• Allow to cool completely.
• Remove from pan/ Run a knife around the edge first to loosen it from pan.
• Mix together ½ C sugar, ⅓ C honey, juice from two lemons and 1 C water. Bring to a simmer over high heat and simmer until reduced over medium heat. Should take about 20 minutes and become syrupy.
• Brush part of the syrup mixture over the top of the cake.
• Top with berries and drizzle with more honey mixture (may not use all of it)