Almond flour tea cake is a gluten free cake made with almond flour and eggs. This makes the perfect tea cake for kid’s snacks. This week’s theme is Elevenses. When I first read this in the announcement page, I didn’t understand the word, so went in search of what it is. It is an English custom of a light snack and drink during eleven in the morning. Elevenses menu usually consists of loaf cake, scones or biscuits served with tea. Even we have this tradition, but we don’t usually call it anything. Both mom and MIL used to make coffee at 10:30 or 11:00 and I really can’t forget that. It was a sort of ritual for both though we don’t usually snack during this time. After browsing through various recipes, I have selected three easy to make recipes. And Sruti loved them.
For the first day, it is a simple tea cake made with almond flour. I first made this as a sugar free version for myself, but as I didn’t line the tin, the cake got stuck to it. Though the cake was tasty, I had to remove it as crumbles so couldn’t take any decent snap out of it. And as I had to make a snack for Sruti, I went ahead and made one for her using brown sugar. If she is on holiday, she needs her mid morning snack. With almond flour, eggs and ghee, this is a gluten free cake which is also high on fat but very low on carbs. If you want a sugar free version, substitute brown sugar with stevia or any other sweetener you prefer. The best thing about it is that it makes you feel full with just a slice or two. The cranberries and cherries sink to the bottom as the batter is quite thin. You can also top the cake after 10 minutes of baking so that they stay at the top. I adapted my almond flour sandwich buns recipe to make it into a tea cake.
Makes one small Loaf
Ingredients:
Almond Flour – 75 gm
Baking Powder – 1 tsp
Brown Sugar – 3 tbs
Egg – 3
Ghee – 50 ml
Almond Essence – 1/2 tsp
Water – 2 tbs
Dried Cranberries – 2 tbs
Dried Cherries – 2 tbs
Procedure:
Preheat oven to 175°C.
In a bowl mix together ghee, eggs, water, brown sugar and almond essence.
Whisk until well combined.
Add in the almond flour and baking powder and whisk.
Finally add in cranberries and cherries and pour it into a greased and lined small loaf tin.
Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven and check with a tooth pick for doneness.
Remove from tin and cool on wire rack.
Slice it and serve.
Almond Flour Tea Cake - Gluten Free Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- Almond Flour - 75 gm
- Baking Powder-1 tsp
- Brown Sugar - 3 tbs
- Egg - 3
- Ghee - 50 ml
- Almond Essence - 1/2 tsp
- Water - 2 tbs
- Dried Cranberries - 2 tbs
- Dried Cherries - 2 tbs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175°C.
- In a bowl mix together ghee, eggs, water, brown sugar and almond essence.
- Whisk until well combined.
- Add in the almond flour and baking powder and whisk.
- Finally add in cranberries and cherries and pour it into a greased and lined small loaf tin.
- Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven and check with a tooth pick for doneness.
- Remove from tin and cool on wire rack.
- Slice it and serve.
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Even I was unaware of elevenses until i saw the announcement. Cake looks decadent. Sounds like a filling cake with low carbs, just perfect to get you until lunch time or dinner, if serving for tea.
I was browsing for Almond flour cake without APF in it. I tried 2 different ways to make Almond flour cake and both didn’t turn out great. Thank you for sharing this recipe, ma’am. I will try it.
I tried your whole wheat cake and everyone loved it! Personally I like cake make made with APF coz that is the acquired taste
Substitute for egg
Unfortunately, it is tough to substitute in this recipe.
Hello Mam,is this almound flour is made using blanched almonds??
I have ground whole almonds with the skin. But you can also make it with blanched almonds.
Mam can we use Stevie for sweetening it ??
Yes, you can. Add according to your taste. I would start with 1 tsp.
Hi.can i substitute egg with anything else?
This recipe is based on eggs. It is very tough to make it eggless.
Which essence can be substituted for almond essence
Use vanilla instead.
I have not used almond flour in bakes. The texture of this cake is so good. Perfect mid-morning snack.
Every time I see an almond flour based recipe I keep reminded that I have a batch to finish. I was planning on cookies but the tea cake is a good alternative too!
This is nice one for elevenses and it looks delicious. Elevenses is a new term for me too 🙂
Oh my, but this does look delicious. I love using almond flour, but sadly I have to be egg free. Any ideas?
Thank you. I haven’t yet figured out how to replace eggs in low carb recipes. Everything I have tried till date have been flops. Hope to get it correct soon.
Excellent one Gayathri, you surely go fantastic with experiments..the baked loaf looks so sinful!
Wow this gluten free cake looks perfect, looking forward to more of your almond flour cakes now.
I too wanted to try almond meal cake but always skipped because of eggs. Let me know once you find a better alternative of eggs in Gf bakes. This cake looks sinful.
I haven’t baked with just almond flour and this looks like the perfect recipe to try. Cake looks so moist and delicious.
Cake with almond flour sounds fantastic , but I have noticed that these gluten free recipes require egg to get that sponge and taste . The cake looks perfectly made with a lovely texture .
Cake looks delicious. Good one.
Wow! Looks fantastic. I wish an egg free version can be possible.
love all the dried fruit in this tea cake – looks so delicious
The cake has got wonderful texture and looks very inviting.
Hi Gayatri … is it possible to use an Egg Replacer for this recipe ?
Please inform … TIA
Yes, you can use it. But then it won’t be a gf cake because there is some added flour in egg replacers. But if you have a GF egg replacer, then it would be great.
Hi, as other amazing recipes of yours I want to bake this also., please mention for replacing eggs
Hi, I haven’t yet tried baking this without eggs. I will definitely share when I succeed.