A shared love of poppy seeds and a shared birthday made this the perfect celebration cake. Beat 100g (3½ oz) of butter and ⅔ of a cup of sugar. Add 4 egg yolks, one at a time. Add ½ cup of light sour cream. Beat 4 egg whites until stiff. Fold a little into the butter mixture. Partly fold…… Continue reading flourless poppy seed cake
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flourless chocolate hazelnut sour cherry cake
A moist and deeply rich chocolate cake with classic hazelnut flavour and a good amount of sour cherry. Preheat the oven to 160 ℃ (320 ℉). In a small bowl blend 80g (2¾ oz) of Dutch cocoa powder with 80g (2¾ oz) of melted butter. Add ½ a cup of boiling water and mix until you have a…… Continue reading flourless chocolate hazelnut sour cherry cake
vanilla and berry baked cheesecake with almond brown sugar crust
This deliciously naughty cheesecake is just big enough for 6 generous serves. If you wish to make it in a standard-sized cake tin then add 50% to the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 200℃ (390℉). For the crust combine 135g (4¾ oz) of almond meal, 50g (1¾ oz) of 5brown sugar and 70g (2½ oz) of melted butter and…… Continue reading vanilla and berry baked cheesecake with almond brown sugar crust
flourless beetroot, espresso and walnut cake
Beetroot has such an earthy flavour and it’s natural sweetness makes it an excellent cake ingredient. I chose to combine it with two other ingredients with earthy flavours. The result is a super-moist cake in an amazing colour! The espresso glaze helps to boost the coffee flavour. For the cake, cook 2 medium-sized fresh beetroots…… Continue reading flourless beetroot, espresso and walnut cake
flourless almond pistachio and yoghurt cake
Here’s another wondefully moist and dense dessert-like cake. In a food processor combine 85g (3 oz) butter, 100g (3½ oz) each of brown sugar and raw sugar, 250g (8¾ oz) of almond meal and 1 teaspoon of ground cardamom until it has the consistency of a fine crumb. Add 3 eggs, 250 ml (8½ fl oz) natural greek-style…… Continue reading flourless almond pistachio and yoghurt cake
flourless hazelnut pear cake
Moist and quite dense, this cake is not too sweet and has a flavour reminiscent of poppy seeds. Preheat your oven to 180C (350F). In a food processor mix ¾ of a cup of sugar, ¼ of a cup of brown sugar, 100g (3½ oz) of butter and 3 large eggs. Add 485g (17 oz) of hazelnut meal,…… Continue reading flourless hazelnut pear cake
flourless pineapple ginger coconut cake
A truly tropical combination. To make this cake you will need 200g dried pineapple, ½ cup palm sugar, 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger, 2 cups almond meal, 2 cups dessicated coconut, 5 large eggs, ½ cup light sour cream, 2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1 teaspoon ground ginger. Boil the pineapple, grated fresh ginger and palm sugar in 1 cup of water…… Continue reading flourless pineapple ginger coconut cake
apple blackberry almond cake
Flourless and gluten free, this ambrosial cake will leave you wanting more. To make it you will need 4 apples, a handful of blackberries (frozen will do), dry white wine, a lemon and an orange, butter, sugar and caster sugar, whole cloves, eggs and orange blossom water. Preheat the oven to 180C (350F). Peel and…… Continue reading apple blackberry almond cake
flourless almond bread
This low carb bread has a natural sweetness and is good fresh or toasted, with butter or without. Preheat the oven to 180C (350F) and grease a mini loaf pan. Mix 300g (12½ oz) of almond meal with 60g (2½ oz) of melted butter, 100ml (3½ fl oz) of light sour cream, 4 large eggs, 1 teaspoon of baking…… Continue reading flourless almond bread
flourless chocolate poppy seed cake
This is for those of you who love both poppy seeds and chocolate! To make this cake first separate 4 eggs and with an electric mixer beat the yolks with 100g (3½ oz) of softened butter and 50g (1¾ oz) of icing sugar until thick and smooth. Add 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder and 100g of…… Continue reading flourless chocolate poppy seed cake
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