LOW FAT LOW CAL ALMOND CAKE!

tanyewest

HI All,
I came across this recipe the other week and it is taken from a Jewish Cookbook (I didn't know this till after I baked it). I made it last night and it is very light and goes very well with some fruit or cream, or just on it's on with a cup of tea/coffee!

Enjoy. :flowerforyou:

Ingredients
5 egg whites (at room temperature)
pinch of salt
75g/3oz caster sugar
175g/6oz ground almonds
1 orange, zest only, grated
1 tbsp orange liqueur (optional)
25g/1oz slivered almonds

Method
1. Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5.
2. Grease and line a 20cm/8in springform cake tin.
3. Whisk the egg whites with the salt until they stand in soft peaks. Whisking constantly, add the sugar a little at a time. Continue whisking until the mixture is firm, shiny and very thick.
4. Fold in the ground almonds, orange zest and the liqueur, if using, with a metal spoon. Pour the mixture into the cake tin and sprinkle the slivered almonds over the top.
5. Bake for 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
6. Allow to stand in the tin for 10 minutes, then loosen, turn out and leave to cool on a wire rack.

Love T x

xXmimiXx

Low fat, low cal CAKE I am SO making this baby!

tanyewest

I am sorry I don't have exact calories or fat content, but as it is flour free, and is made with just egg whites it is fairly healthy compared to other cakes.

Enjoy

gnutrifitness

Bump!

booch221

I worked out the nutritional information using the Recipe Calculator

1/6 of the cake is:

151 calories
19 carbs
5 g fat
6 protein
143 sodium (using 1/4 teaspoon of salt)
1 fiber