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Gluten-free bitter lemon and almond cake with stawberry glaze

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Author: Recipe slightly adapted from [url href="http://www.ledelicieux.com/2012/03/02/lemon-cake-with-blueberry-frosting/"]Delicieux[/url]

Ingredients

  • 3 lemons weighing approximately 375g (13oz)
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 heaped teaspoon of baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
  • 250 g 8.8oz of ground almonds
  • 250 g 8.8oz of caster (superfine) sugar

Strawberry Glaze

  • 1 cup icing sugar
  • 6 strawberries chopped
  • water

Instructions

  • Find a saucepan that will comfortably fit the three lemons. Put the lemons in the saucepan and cover them with water then place it over the heat. Bring the pot to a boil then reduce it to a simmer and leave it simmering for 2 hours or until the lemons are soft.
  • Take the lemons out of the water and set them aside to cool.
  • When the lemons have cooled, cut them in half and take out any large seeds.
  • Grease and line the bottom of a 20cm spring-form tin.
  • Pre-heat the oven to 160(320F) ( fan-forced.
  • Put the lemon in the food processor or blender and pulp them up.
  • Add the rest of the cake ingredients and process until smooth.
  • Pour the batter into the cake tin and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until a cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  • If the top starts to brown too fast, cover it with aluminum foil.
  • Leave the cake to cool completely in the tin.
  • Remove the cake from the tin onto a serving platter.
  • To make the icing, add water to the icing sugar until it reaches a drizzle consistency. Stir through the strawberries and pour the icing over the cake.
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