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Even through the dog days of summer Italian Almond Cake is a breeze to prepare – a one bowl torta. The other ingredients are more than likely in your pantry: eggs, cake flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, sliced almonds, and an orange (ok you may not have an orange, but this is easy to remedy).
This cake is “low-rise” – the pound cake rises higher. Almonds are HUGE in Italian dessert recipes . We grind ’em, make flour from them, sliver them, and chop them. We definitely find a way to use almonds in a majority of our Italian cakes and cookies. Make the effort to write it on your grocery list! They are not tough to find!
The other ingredients are more than likely in your pantry: eggs, cake flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, sliced almonds, and an orange (ok you may not have an orange, but this is easy to remedy). This moist, tender cake highlights the almond paste magnificently.
Top the cake batter with the sliced almonds; this is a rather heavy coating of almonds, resist the urge to skimp. Place the cake pan into the preheated oven and after 30 minutes quickly open the oven door to test doneness with a wooden toothpick.
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