I’ve made this cake about 10 times since July (parties, piggyness, etc.). Dear David, I am sure you will have many more fans. (I feel a bit dumb now after reading in the comments above that several others used a 7 oz tube of almond paste with good results!) Then maybe I would have to use marzipan, which I can get in blocks here. In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining 3/4 cup (105g) of melinda: I’ve not used any of their other nut pastes, but I’m not surprised their pistachio paste is as good as their almond paste. Oh, and yes also with a scoop of noyeau ice cream. Huge hit, delicious, easy. Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe ! This sounds like the perfect accompaniment to all of the fresh summer fruits! It is so incredible, I eat it straight with a spoon. I think I would take a flourless chocolate cake to my island..or maybe a sour cream cinnamon crumb cake….or maybe a marzipan and butter cream cake…or maybe…. It is a very reliable recipe and can be tweaked in many different directions. I made the cake in a springform pan (is that what you call the pans with the removeable bottom?). Thankfully doing much better after my surgery. Yum yum yum!!!! My husband just mixed up a batch of the salted butter chocolate chip cookies and we’re going to bake those soon too. I’m partial to the almond paste from American Almond Products, which is marketed in home baker-sized containers under the name Love ‘N Bake. After bringing home a suitcase full I found out that Walgreens is a distributor! In the Netherlands, you have ‘gevulde [filled] speculaas’ filled with a layer of marzipan. But the almond flavor shined. At one point I was afraid that the batter was going to overflow my standard 9-in pan, but it didn’t and I ended up with a tall beautiful cake Next time I may use a springform pan. Thank you!!! This looks wonderful! PS. Get recipes and blog posts sent right to your Inbox! Turned out super moist – one of the best gluten-free cakes I’ve ever had! Thank you for this recipe. Grease two 20cm round cake tins, or two 23cm pie dishes. Pastries. Or you might want to try somewhere online, and you can use one of the places mentioned in my post; How to Find Foods & Other Items Mentioned on the Site. I’ve always used the recipe on the Solo can up to now–many thanks for this version. I’ve been sitting here for ten minutes contemplating the question. I didn’t see it in Chez Panisse Desserts, but I thought that I would ask anyway. salt 1 tsp. It really allows the almond to come through. I walked the Camino de Santiogo about 4 years ago and loved eating this treat daily! It’s this simple beauty. I made it a few days ago. I’ve had great success with your chocolate idiot cake and I’m already deciding which of your books to buy from Amazon. PS — loved your post of the vegan strawberry ice cream — something else to include in the selection of desserts for my vegan friends …. I usually stock up at Passover because I make tons of almond macaroons using almond paste. All the best. Like Delia, I have a tube of almond paste in the pantry and cannot, for the life of me, remember why I bought it. Place the almond filling in the pastry as if making a large sausage roll. I live in Puerto Rico! I served it with limoncello, creme fraiche, and blueberries, and frankly the sides were a bit too much. I made a cake just like this from Jeanne Lemlin’s Simple Vegetarian Pleasures with it. I love gevulde speculaas, which is spiced sweet shortbread (speculaas or also known as speculoos outside the Netherlands), stuffed with almond paste. To make filling: Chop up almond paste and place in large mixing bowl. The final result is a very dense, chewy torte. How I miss my BIG CONVEC oven from The Bakery. I’ve found the brands that are easily available at the grocery store to be too sweet. I like the idea of almond paste in an almond cake recipe. I made the cake with 7 oz of almond paste and I think it works just fine (actually I noticed the previous version called for 6 oz.). I made this yesterday using a 7 oz tube of Odessa paste and it turned out fine. After taking the cake out of the pan, I see why both greasing/flouring and parchment paper is needed. Drenched in a lemon-sugar syrup would make it divine. 8. Try it! I don’t know why, but I’ve never made anything with almond paste. Cooking in Mexico: Thanks for passing along that recipe for homemade almond paste. Plus, this blender/hand mixer do *not* break in bad fumes after two or three months, as other brands did in my kitchen before, when opposed to slightly heavier duty than usual :D. the device is a bit expensive, but I think it’s a bargain considering you won’t have to change it during the next fifteen years or so :D. I got so excited about this cake until I realised I needed almond paste! Mandelmasse or Pâte d´amandes. when I was in france I had these noisettes muffins by Bonne Maman that look like they’d have the same moistness and texture. You don’t have to spend $15.00 for some lousy tasting tube at the supermarket. I’m guessing from the other comments and the tags that marzipan would be an acceptable substitute? Like many western European pastries, this one features almond paste. I made it over the summer with spectacular results, and just took my second one out of the oven. (See Note, below.). Making almond paste is easy!!! Hi Alan: Marzipan often has extra sugar in it so although I haven’t used it, I’d be cautious about swapping it out. Hi David! Use the blade and the plate with the smallest holes. French moment, on Page 204, it’s actually Grand Central Terminal – not Grand Central Station. I have never mixed a cake in a food processsor. I get raves. This almond cake sounds AMAZING and looks moist and deliciously dense. Also, I’ll have to try making it gluten-free after the initial recipe. I made this cake for a World Cup Finale party and it was a huge hit! Perfect with macerated strawberries. It's considered to be fairly flavorless which makes it a great liquor for mixed drinks. The top is a little browner than I remember it, but I’m going to dust it with powdered sugar when I serve it tomorrow and it will be great. Almond Boterkoek {Dutch Butter Cake} makes 1 8-inch cake, about 12 servings. I can find, and do have 41% almond paste. Stollen (“stol”) is an oval-shaped yeast bread sprinkled with powdered sugar or almond slices and filled with dried fruits, lemon/orange zest, nuts and a log of almond paste (“amandelspijs”) in the middle. This is one of those cakes that’s hard to mess up. butter, at room temp. Seems like double work for the same result. Great recipe. Bake for 30 minutes until golden … Stir in the almond extract. I ran back for a second piece and tried it with whipped ream and then chocolate frosting (which I was skeptical about)… Both were equally divine. And sturdy enough to be eaten out of hand for breakfast…. Looking forward to trying out this recipe. Thanks for a wonderful, informative blog! I can’t wait to serve it. My husband comes from Dutch heritage and this is a very traditional pastry served at Christmas. cheers! I love the dark crust on this cake. What can I say, My Grandad was an ALMOND rancher in California. Standing mixer meat grinding attachment. I have made it quite a few times & love it. I have even accented it with lavender once. Too buttery? I’m not sure if we get almond paste in the UK or not, will have a look round at the weekend. Hell, I don’t even have an oven. It was simple and perfect for the wknd. I also found out after talking to the San Francisco office that the NY food truck that sells waffles has been buying cases of the spread! Also, the bibliography at the bottom is awesome. Thanks for sharing. Line the bottom of the pan with a round of parchment paper. Is it? Take a bit (and I mean Just a Bit) of a beaten egg and brush that (ever so lightly) on the tops of the cakes. Thank you David! That just goes to show that you don’t need a lot of fancy equipment to bake something wonderful. each of sliced blanched almonds and powdered sugar and process until fairly fine. Guess what cake will be baked for Mom’s next birthday? When I tried the Almond Kringle myself, I was rewarded with not only a piece of the aforementioned heaven, but memories of my grandma to boot. Oh how I love my little neighborhood grocery store – not one but TWO kinds of almond pastes!I’m going to make this dessert for my wine group next week. Though, it didn’t have the lovely crumb that your cake must surely have, given the gorgeous photo. The lovely little Fleur de Lis bakery near my house in NE Portland, Oregon made a very similar almond cake a couple of summers ago. This macaroons recipe is made with almond paste and without coconut. I’ve been making your almond cake for my husband’s birthday the past few years and I don’t expect that tradition to end anytime soon! She grinds almonds & sugar in the food processor instead of using almond paste. Taking the cake with peaches & whipped cream to Mah Jongg tomorrow. Almond Bread. I’ve never been able to find it in the UK but I do live near a beach (which is actually sunny at the moment) and Flybe do fly direct to Exeter from Paris…. Love the simplicity of the cake yet it has so much flavor. The recipe sounds wonderful and I’m going to try making it without the food processor since I don’t own one. I’m gonna try it with noisettes (hazelnuts) instead. A note to Hannah above: I made a similar gluten free version of the above recipe a few weeks ago and drizzled an ounce or two of amaretto liquor on top…it was divine, moist, and lasted several days without becoming dry. Ha! Whatever. Thanks! (You may wish to open the machine and scrape the sides down to make sure the eggs are getting fully incorporated.) If the cake tastes as good as the batter, it will be worth it. A Dutch treat that my husband’s family devours on Christmas Day. Made it yesterday & it came out yummy. The word stol, or stollen, comes from the Dutch word “stut”, meaning buttress. Again, all proceeds will go to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. I can’t seem to find a reliable and affordable supplier of almond paste here in England. This recipe makes the most perfect summer dessert especially when accompanied by your baked vanilla nectarines and cherries. Going to London again in September, hoping the exchange rate is still good, and getting some more. Hopefully soon I will be selling my ice cream and cakes at the local farmer’s market. Photo about Small square cake filled with thick almond paste. It’s deelish, and people always comment on the flavor of orange. Sprinkle with sliced almonds and coarse sugar. David, also wanted you to know you have inspired me to start a gourmet line of ice cream called Chubby Pug Ice Cream (named for my beloved dog, Sydney. David, wouldn’t this be good as the cake for your upside down cake recipes? tube. We actually make this very cake at our Thai restaurant in Austin, Thai Fresh. When she started baking desserts for the restaurant, she baked in a home oven stowed away in a shed behind the restaurant. I’ll be serving the real cake this afternoon, sliced and filled with raspberry jam. Even almond butter is better than the peanut version. I think i’ll make it with your candied cherries to serve on the side, along with some fresh whipped cream. Great texture. Or just buy the almond meal (hint: Trader Joe’s). I’ll let you know if it works out. So, Stephanie, if you live near a city that has a Globus store, they sell it. As it drips down the sides of the cake and dries after a day or so, it gets a nice sugary crunch on the crust! I’m baking this cake for my birthday party tomorrow. I absolutely love almond cake and its versatility. Oh, I’d forgotten about this cake. Advocaat Tart. Great site! I have a question for you, and I know it does not belong to this post, but I’ll try luck: after piping the macarons, do you leave them in room temperaure until the following day when they are ready to eat, or do you put them in the fridge right away? I can’t think of a higher recommendation than to hear that you would want this to be your lifelong partner on a deserted island. I need a dessert to make for a special lunch tomorrow, yours wins! unsalted butter, cut into 1/2" slices and chilled 2 eggs 8 oz. I need a nice friendly American to be willing to forward an Amazon.com order (since they don’t ship food products outside of the US). I know some people in Europe make their own from powdered almonds, but those are easier to find here than elsewhere. Don’t worry; it’ll come back together after the next step. This looks amazing! I was out of almonds, so I used cashew nuts instead (and made my own paste, using the link you suggested), and it was fantastic! Nicely photogenic too! Hello, I found this supplier for 50% almond paste in France: http://jeanherve.fr/ The prices look reasonable. I love almonds reminds me of childhood and Italian pastries. Falling asleep to the fragrance of Almond blossoms was a dream. I was actually thinking about making another version with pistachio paste instead =) and serve it with some lovely Griottines instead? Colonel: I agree with Shawna-and ice cream cake might be a lovely idea, too. 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