Ingredients:
- 220 g of butter
- 1 cup of honey or raw maple syrup
- 1½ cup of almond meal
- ¾ teaspoon of (gluten free) baking powder or bicarb soda
- Zest of 1 lemon
- ½ cup of fresh lemon juice
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line a cake tin with baking paper.
- Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and honey
- Gradually add one egg in at a time and mix
- Zest one lemon and add to the mixture and combine.
- Add in the almond meal and baking powder and mix.
- Spoon into a cake tin (a loaf tin) and bake in the oven for 30-35 mins or until golden brown on the top. Check to see if it is cooked by using a toothpick and if it comes out clean, it is cooked.
- Leave the cake in the tin to cool, serve with cream cheese frosting.
Jaz Culinary 