Elderflower, lemon and cherry cream flourless cake
- Published: 14 Jul 16
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
A flourless cake with elderflower cordial (or you can use liqueur), lemon and cherry cream is a dream for gluten-free cake lovers. It makes the perfect Mother’s Day or birthday celebration cake.
For another fresh and fruity cake, try this orange blossom, lemon thyme and almond cake. (Psst! We’ve also got a berry-topped gluten-free chocolate cake.)
Ingredients
- 6 large free-range eggs
- 250g unsalted butter, softened
- 250g caster sugar
- Finely grated zest and juice 1 lemon
- 250g ground almonds
- 100g polenta
- 300ml double cream
- 4 tbsp elderflower cordial or liqueur
- 6 tbsp cherry compote
- Handful cherries to decorate
You’ll also need …
- 20cm diameter loose-bottomed cake tin, greased and lined
Method
- Heat the oven to 170°C/150°C fan/gas 3½. Separate 4 eggs, then add the 2 whole eggs to the yolks. In a clean mixing bowl, whisk the egg whites with an electric mixer to medium peaks, then beat the butter and sugar in another mixing bowl until smooth and creamy.
- Bit by bit, add the egg yolk mix to the butter mixture, beating well after each addition. Beat in the lemon zest, juice, ground almonds and polenta. Using a large metal spoon, mix in some egg white, then gently fold in the rest. Pour the batter gently into the cake tin.
- Bake for 60-65 minutes until a skewer pushed in comes out clean. Turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool.
- Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, whisk the cream and elderflower to soft peaks using an electric mixer. Add 3 tbsp of the compote and whisk briefly. Dollop onto the cake, top with the cherries and drizzle with the remaining compote.
- Recipe from June 2016 Issue
Nutrition
- Calories
- 662kcals
- Fat
- 49.3g (22.5g saturated)
- Protein
- 13.7g
- Carbohydrates
- 40.6g (33g sugars)
- Fibre
- 0.5g
- Salt
- 0.2g
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