Lemon-Almond Cake with Lemon Curd Filling Recipe | MyRecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
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Protein
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Recipe by Joan Nathan
Citrus and almond is a quintessential Mediterranean flavor combination, while the lemon curd filling is a traditional British dessert topping. And as with many Passover desserts, this cake gets its structure from beaten egg whites i
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 2 teaspoons matzo cake meal
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup matzo cake meal
- 1 1/2 teaspoons water
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup blanched almonds, ground
- 4 large egg whites
- 1 cup Lemon Curd
- 2 cups fresh raspberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °.
- Coat a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray. Dust pan with 2 teaspoons matzo cake meal.
- Place the egg yolks in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer at high speed for 2 minutes. Gradually add 1 cup sugar, beating until thick and pale (about 1 minute). Add 1/4 cup matzo cake meal, 1 1/2 teaspoons water, 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind, fresh lemon juice, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; beat just until blended. Fold in the almonds.
- Place egg whites in a large bowl. Using clean, dry beaters, beat egg whites with a mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form. Gently stir one-fourth of egg whites into egg yolk mixture; gently fold in remaining egg whites. Spoon batter into prepared pan.
- Bake at 350 ° for 35 minutes or until golden brown and set. Cool for 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack. Run a knife around edge of cake. Remove cake from pan. Cool completely on a wire rack. (Cake will sink in center as it cools.) Spread 1 cup Lemon Curd in center of cake, and top with raspberries. Cut cake into wedges using a serrated knife. Serve immediately.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon.
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