Delicious Almond Cake with Berries
One one of my summer trips to Italy I was introduced to Torte de la Nona which is a moist cake made with almonds and pine-nuts. During my afternoon tea I sometimes crave that nutty flavored cake, so I decided to make my own healthier, wheat free version adapted from Bob’s Red Mill Recipes. If you don’t have the time to make your own almond meal flour Bob’s Red Mill Flour Almond Meal
I always take the flour out of the plastic bags and pour it into glass mason jars. I hate the idea of plastic breathing into my food but one has to live in the world so I just remove the plastic as soon as it arrives. The less plastic I have in my house the better!
Recipe
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup Butter, Unsalted
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1-1/2 cups Almond Meal/Flour
- 1/2 cup Organic Coconut Flour
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/4 tsp Sea Salt
- 4 Eggs
- 1/2 cup Milk (I use raw milk)
- 1 tsp Vanilla
Directions:
Step 1
Cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Add in eggs, one at a time, and beat until fully blended in. Add milk and vanilla and mix until combined.
Step 2
In a separate bowl, combine flours, salt and baking powder. Beat the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and beat until creamy. Spread into a greased 9×13-inch cake pan and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes. Serve with fresh organic berries and whipped cream.
i’VE GOT TO TRY THIS WHEN THE FRESH ORGANIC STRAWBERRIES COME INTO OUR GARDEN. sOON VERY SOON…
This looks so lovely, i will have to try this! hopefully i end up with lots of strawberries in my garden this year to go with it.
I just made this recipe tonight and it was so incredibly scrumptious that even my dIe hard wheat/gluten eating friends loved it. This is going Down In “the most delIcious” category. Thank you for the recipe. This is one of the best blogs around.
Thank you so much Andree that makes me so happy! ❤
Being Italian, I thInk you mean tortA Della nonna? Can’t wait to try your healthy version, looks delicious!
Yes you are right! I need to learn Italian someday! x
What could I substitute coconut flour with?
Maybe more almond flour or oat flour.