TARTA de SANTIAGO (Spanish St.James) Cake
INGREDIENTS:
2 2/3 Cups Almonds
4 Large Eggs
1 1/4 cups Sugar
8 Tbsps. /1 stick Butter (room temp.)
3/4 cup Flour
1/2 tsp.Baking powder
1/2 cup water
Zest of one Lemon
METHOD
1 ) Blanch almonds,then using a grinder or food processor,grind the almonds until fine,set aside.
2 )Heat oven to 350 F /220 Cels).Grease a round 8-inch springform pan
3 )In large mixing bowl,beat eggs,sugar together. Add butter,flour,baking powder,water,beat with
electric hand mixer ,until well combined.
4 )Stir Almonds into batter.Add lemon zest ,stir until thoroughly mixed.
5 )Pour batter into prepared cake pan.Bake in oven on middle shelf, 40-45 minutes.Check if baked
through after 45 mins. with toothpick inserted into middle and comes out clean.
6 )Traditional way of decorating this cake is by sprinkling powdered sugar with the St.James cut-out
sword showing .
PREP TIME-15 mins.
BAKE TIME -50 mins.
TOTAL TIME-65 "
SERVINGS - 8
https://www.thespruceeats.com/st-james-cake-recipe-tarta-de-santiago-3083031
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