Best Damp Almond Cake Recipes

DAMP APPLE AND ALMOND CAKE: NIGELLA LAWSON

Steps:

• Peel, core and chop the apples roughly. Put them in a saucepan with one the lemon juice and sugar, and bring the pan to a boil over a medium heat. Cover the pan and cook over low heat for about 10 minutes or until you can mash the apple to a rough puree with a wooden spoon or fork. (You should have about one heaped cup of puree.) Leave to get cool. Preheat the oven to 350°F; and oil a 10" springform pan with almond oil or a flavourless vegetable oil and line the bottom with parchment paper. Put the cooled puree in the processor with the eggs, ground almonds, superfine sugar and a tablespoonful - or generous squeeze - of lemon juice and blitz to a puree. Pour and scrape, with a rubber spatula for ease, into the prepared pan, sprinkle the flaked almonds on top and bake for about 45 minutes. It's worth checking after 35 minutes, as ovens do vary, and you might well find it's cooked earlier - or indeed you may need to give it a few minutes longer. Put on a wire rack to cool slightly, then remove the sides of the pan. This cake is best served slightly warm, though still good cold. As you bring it to the table, push a teaspoon of confectioners' sugar through a fine sieve to give a light dusting.

DAMP ALMOND CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy Add all other ingredients and mix well Spoon into 20cm round tin lined with baking paper.
• Bake in a preheated oven 170 C- 180 C for 35- 40 mins or until done.
• Allow to cool in tin for 5 mins before turning out.
• When cool dust with icing sugar.
• Serve with whipped cream and berries (optional).