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Easy Almond Cake – this is a dessert which is sure to impress!
This cake completely destroys the notion that a packet cake mix is the fastest and easiest way to go. This is one of the easiest cake recipes ever and it produces amazing results.
I love a recipe that’s easy to prepare, tastes good and can be used in a number of ways. This fabulous cake more than adequately meets those criteria, and it can also be made gluten-free. It is deceptively simple; so quick to make that you can have it prepared by the time the oven pre-heats. Using just a few ingredients produces results which are pleasantly surprising.
The cake is rich and buttery, slightly crisp on the outside, soft and tender on the inside.
It has a definite almond flavour but if this is not to your ideal you may want to reduce the almond extract, perhaps to 1 teaspoon. With just 5 ingredients, you’ll be delighted by the result. It requires no leavening agent so the cake does not rise a great deal but it still turns out deliciously moist.
It’s extremely versatile, the uncomplicated flavours making it perfect to serve along with a cup of coffee. The other side of its personality is that it can take on a sophisticated demeanour when served as a dessert with berries and whipped cream.
More delicious cake recipes:
- Gluten-Free Carrot Cake
- Easy Blueberry Cake
- Chocolate Sour Cream Cake
- Pear and Raspberry Cake
- Peach Almond Olive Oil Cake by A Baking Journey
Please try it and let us know if you do.
xx Alex and Faye
Easy Almond Cake
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter (115gm) – melted
- 2 eggs at room temperature
- 1 cup plain flour I used Orgran Gluten Free (normal flour is fine)
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 2 tsp almond extract
- 3 tbsp sliced almonds
- dusting of icing sugar to serve
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 Degrees C (350 F).
- Lightly grease and line the base of an 8” spring-form cake pan.
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan or microwave in a glass bowl. Allow to cool.
- Using a stand mixer, a hand held electric mixer or a whisk, beat the eggs and butter together in a bowl. You can use the same bowl if you microwaved the butter.
- Add flour, sugar and almond extract and mix well.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and sprinkle sliced almonds over the top. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until a toothpick placed into the centre comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool completely, transfer to a serving dish and dust with icing sugar if desired.
Oh, delicious! This sounds just like my kind of cake, I’d love a slice.
Hi Bintu, it’s so quick and easy to put together. Let me know if you make it. 🙂
I love almond cakes! Looks so delicious and rich!
Natalie, this is one of my favourites. And it’s sooooo easy to make. 🙂
Sounds like this would be a great afternoon tea cake! The almonds are a delicate touch, I am sure it tastes great!
Hi Adrienne, thank you, this is terrific for afternoon tea. And, it can be dressed up with cream and berries for dessert. 🙂
Love the flavor of this cake! My new favorite.
Hi Suzy, thank you so much for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
can I use sweetener or any sugar substitute instead of sugar?
Hi Lana! Sorry, we haven’t tried the recipe with a sugar substitute 🙂 If you do try it, let me know how it goes!
Love how easy this cake is to make! Looks really delicious!
Hi Taylor, this is such an easy cake, definitely one to try. Please let me know if you do. 🙂
What a lovely cake. Going to try this for dessert with some poached pears. Thank you for sharing!
Sounds like a delicious combination, Erin – thank you!
I love almonds, that looks so good. Great recipe Alexandra! Thank you for sharing with us.
Thank you, Melanie! 🙂
Looks nice and buttery!
Thank you!
Almond cake is one of my favourite, and I love how easy and quick this one is! Perfect recipe to make when you dont have much time to bake 🙂
Right!? It’s great when you crave a cake but like you say, don’t have hours to spend in the kitchen 🙂
This cake looks delicious and simple to make. I’ve never had an almond cake before so I’ll have to give this recipe a try someday.
Love to know when you do, Angela 🙂
Wow, I love almonds so much! This recipe is a really must try for me, thanks for sharing this.
Thanks, Rachael – let me know your thoughts when you try it!
This almond cake looks tasty! I love how your recipes are easy to follow.
That is very kind of you to say 🙂
This sounds so yummy! I am definitely going to try it. Thank you for the recipe!
You’re welcome, Stephanie. Hope this will become a new favourite recipe!
Almond is such a great subtle flavor. It would be perfect for cake!
Thanks, Rosey 🙂 Enjoy!
I love almonds so much! This cake looks delicious and I can’t wait to try it!
Hey Christa! Can’t wait to hear what you think of this cake 🙂
This looks so very delicious! I also love that it has ingredients that I typically have on hand. The sliced almonds would add so much lovely texture!
It sure does – I love the texture on the top of the cake 🙂
My family is big fans of almond cake, this recipe looks easy to make so we cant wait!
Sounds great, Bree! Look forward to hearing your thoughts when you make it!
I definitely need to try this Almond Cake recipe of yours. It so delicious and look so easy to prepare, thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for your kind words, Catherine 🙂
This looks so delicious! I’m going to ask my boyfriend to make it since he’s the chef.
Sounds great to me – enjoy!
How delicious is this cake! This cake would actually be so perfect for Easter brunch. So yummy and so simple!
Thanks, Angie! Yes, I will be making it for then too! 🙂
As much as I love almonds, I haven’t tried almond cake. I would love to try this recipe.
Hope you’ll give it a go, Jasmeet 🙂
YUM! I adore almonds so definitely have to give this a try! Love that you’ve made it in a gluten-free option, as well!
Thanks so much for stopping by, Shannan 🙂 Yes, it is GF, but you’d never know 😉 That’s what I insist on when cooking GF!! xx
Looks promising! I don’t like almonds but if given the chance, I might try this one.
Hey Michael! This is definitely high in almond taste, so may not be the cake for you – however, you may prefer one of these:
Easy Gluten-Free Blueberry Cake
Chocolate Sour Cream Cake
I will add it to my list of cakes to try, it looks delicious.
Thanks, love to hear your thoughts when you do try it!
This looks like a simple gluten free recipe to follow and perfect for cold weather. Thank you for sharing, I’m always looking for new and yummy recipes to try out!
Hi Nina, thanks for stopping by 🙂 I hope you will enjoy making and eating this delicious cake!
yessss to Almond cakes! They’re my absolute fav! Will definitely try it out, thanks a lot.
Chad
http://www.mosaicslab.com
Enjoy, Chad 🙂 This sounds like the ideal recipe for you!
Yummy sounding almond cake! I admit, I almost always bake cakes from a box, but this one is tempting!! We don’t eat a lot of cake, but I will give it a go next time we’re looking to have some sweet treat. 🙂
Thanks, Anna – that sounds good! I guarantee this is SO easy to make! 🙂
I love cake! I’d love to try baking a cake myself. My daughter is the one who bakes but I’ll take your word for it that it’s an easy recipe! Looks delicious!
Hi Louisa! Thanks for stopping by 🙂 Yes, this is an easy recipe – you got this! 🙂
Oh my gosh, this looks so delicious! Almond anything, and you’ve captured my heart. I’ll have to try making this recipe.
That is fantastic, Emily! 🙂 I have some Almond Cookies you need to try out also then 🙂
This almond cake recipe looks so delectable. I think my entire family would love this if I served it for Christmas.
Hello Maria 🙂 I hope this is something you will all enjoy. Thank you for stopping by!
Love the look of this recipe! Seems we have all the ingredients already- winning! I’m looking forward to giving it a try this afternoon.
Fantastic!! Love it when all of the ingredients are handy!! Enjoy, Dani! 🙂
The cake turned out beautiful. I love almond flavoring especially in cake. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much, Sara. So glad you enjoyed it 🙂
This does look like a simple recipe! I have yet to try an almond cake, but the simplicity of this recipe makes me want to try it.
Thank you so much, Terri! I hope this is something you’ll enjoy!
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Wow. This looks so yummy. This is the first time I am reading about Almond Cake and I guess I need to try making it myself.
Hello Anshul! Thank you so much! 🙂 I hope that you will really enjoy this cake 🙂
Oh yummie …. my cooking notebook is nicely extended today … I see all wonderful things coming by. This recipe also looks great to me. And of course I also have to try it … I wrote it down, so soon I’ll be baking with the kids this delicious pie. thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much, Melissa. I really appreciate your kind words 🙂
I love a recipe with a short ingredient’s list. The biggest turnoff about cooking to me is having to spend so much money on a bunch of ingredients you’ll probably never use again.
Hi Lauren! I agree with you completely! I hope you will enjoy this recipe 🙂
Wow! This looks delicious. We definitely need some easy recipes to bring to parties once the holiday hustle and bustle starts. Can’t wait to try this!
Thanks, Beth! Enjoy this recipe and your holidays 🙂
This cake looks amazing! the recipe looks really easy to make, which is nice and hopefully it tastes as good as it looks! I am definitely going to try this recipe during the holidays.
Hello 🙂 Love to know what you think when you do try it 🙂
I love almond cakes. I love the butter and powdered sugar simplicity.
Thank you so much, Stacey 🙂 We love a good simple recipe too!
I would love to try my hand at this. I’ve never had an almond cake before
Hello Erica! Please do give it a try – and love to know what you think 🙂
This is such an easy recipe! Can you tell me if there is any other alternative to eggs?
Hello 🙂 I haven’t tried making it, but if you have a look at an egg substitute perhaps, this would be a good place to start. Supermarkets and health food stores have them 🙂
Omg can we say yum?!! This looks like one yummy cake. Must give the recipe a try!
Thank you so much, Courtney! Please do try, and I would love to know what you think 🙂
I love almond flavours. Have you tried using ground almonds in the sponge? I love it!
Hi Emily, we wanted to keep this a little lighter, so just used the gluten-free flour. 🙂
I will definitely try this! I like the almond extract but I’m allergic to actual almonds, can these be excluded or eventually replaced in the recipe?
Hello Nati, yes you certainly could exclude these 🙂
I’ll definitely be trying this one, I love almond cake!
Thank you, Lisa 🙂 Enjoy!
My kids would absolutely love these. This would disappear in no time at our house! This is my kind of weekend treat.
Thank you, Preet! Enjoy! Appreciate you stopping by 🙂
i am saving this recipe , the cake looks so yummy , i cannot wait to try it
Hello Pati! Fantastic 🙂 Love to know what you think when you do try it 🙂
Almond cake sounds like it could be a lot of fun to make! I would love to try it.
Hi Sara! Hope you’ll enjoy it when you do 🙂
I’ll have to give this recipe a go as it looks very good, especially with the strawberries on the side
Hi Francesca 🙂 Thank you! I hope you’ll enjoy this a lot!
Yummy, the cake looks great. I would have to try out the recipe..
I hope you do 🙂 Enjoy!
Almonds are my absolute favorite!!! I should definitely try this out. My husband and I are wanting to start trying new recipes
Hi Jubilee! 🙂 I hope you’ll both love it. Definitely keep an eye out for new recipes on my site!
This does seem really easy to make. I need all the help I can get in the baking departemnt! Lol!
Oh Angela – I am here to help 😉 Enjoy!! 🙂
I think this looks delicious, and if it’s easy i’m going to try x
Oh please do, Kelly. Promise it’s easy 🙂 Enjoy xx
this does look really easy! i will have to try my hand at making some!
Thanks, Jasmine – love to know what you think when you do 🙂
The only thing I love more than a tasty dessert is an easy to make dessert. I can’t wait to try this!
Thank you, Stacie 🙂 We couldn’t agree with you more here!!!
Almond cake are you kidding me! I am baking this tonight! Thank you so so much for the awesome recipe, you read my mind!
Thanks, Chad!! Enjoy! Great minds think alike 😉
Looks like a quick and simple recipe for something so delicious! Will have to try it out
Please do, Eli 🙂 Enjoy!
Looks delicious ! I love almonds do much, everything sounds good when we talk about them! will try to make
Hope you’ll love this – do let me know what you think when you do 🙂
Hi Alex,
This cake is so yummy and delicious. My children and I throughly enjoyed making it and especially eating it ??
It’s so nice when it’s straight out of the oven, so light and fluffy ?
This recipe is so simple to make.
Thank you ??
Hi Lali,
Thank you for letting me know. So happy you loved the cake!! Thank you for stopping by! xx
Haha this actually was as simple and quick as the recipe said! The almond flavour was a bit too intense for the kids but that just meant more for me.
Haha yes it really is simple!!! 🙂
And all the more for mama is never a bad thing 😉 Plenty of other kid friendly recipes coming up 😀
Never have I made such a simple and scrummy cake as this one! It’s the first time I’ve melted the butter to combine with the rest of the mix but it seemed to really help with the consistency. Beautiful recipe, thank you Alex and Faye!
Thank you Sarah! That is so kind 🙂 We really appreciate it x
Love this cake 🙂
That is so kind – thank you 🙂
This cake is so simple to make. I love the intense almond flavour.
Thanks for sharing, Alice!