Cardamom Almond Coffee Cake Recipes

CARDAMOM APPLE ALMOND CAKE

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Oil springform pan and dust with matzo meal, knocking out excess.
• Pulse almonds in a food processor with 1/2 cup matzo meal, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and cardamom until finely ground. (Be careful not to pulse to a paste.)
• Beat yolks in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until smooth, then add 3/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating, and beat until mixture is very thick and pale, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in nut mixture, then apples. Beat whites and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt in another bowl with cleaned beaters at medium speed until they hold soft peaks. Add remaining 1/4 cup sugar, a little at a time, beating, and beat until whites just hold stiff peaks. Stir one fourth of whites into yolk mixture to lighten, then fold in remaining whites gently but thoroughly. Scrape batter into pan and rap pan once on work surface to eliminate any large air bubbles.
• Bake cake until puffed, browned, and top springs back when touched, 40 to 45 minutes. Transfer to a rack and cool completely in pan (cake will sink slightly in center). Run a knife around edge of cake to loosen, then remove side of pan.
• Make powdered sugar:
• Grind sugar in coffee/spice grinder until powdered, then stir together with potato starch in a bowl. Sift some of sugar over cake before serving and reserve remainder for another use.

CARDAMOM & ALMOND COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• FILLING: In a medium bowl, mix together almonds, sugar, flour and cardamom and melted butter with a fork or your fingertips.
• CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and baking soda and set aside.
• Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs, one at a time and beating well between additions.
• Beat in vanilla.
• Add the dry ingredients in thirds to the creamed butter mixture, alternating with the sour cream, beating in between additions and ending with dry ingredients.
• Scrape down the sides and beat for 1 minute to develop structure of cake.
• Line an 8-inch springform pan with parchment paper and grease sides.
• Pour half of the batter into the pan and sprinkle half of the almond mixture over the cake.
• Pour the remaining batter into the pan, spreading it out if necessary.
• Top with the remaining almond mixture.
• Bake on the middle rack of oven for 50 to 60 minutes.
• Cake is done when a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Leave cake in pan and cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
• Remove from pan and cool completely.

CARDAMOM COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• To make the topping: Mix together the almonds, 3 tablespoons brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, cardamom and melted butter with a fork until crumbly.
• To make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Sift together 2 cups flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and baking soda and set aside.
• Cream together the softened butter and 1 cup brown sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs, one at a time and beat well between additions.
• Beat in the vanilla.
• Add the dry ingredients in thirds to the creamed mixture, alternating with the sour cream, beating in between additions and ending with dry ingredients.
• Scrape down the sides and beat for 1 more minute.
• Grease the bottom and sides of an 8-inch springform pan.
• Pour half of the batter into the pan and sprinkle with half of the almond mixture.
• Pour the remaining batter into the pan, spreading it out if necessary.
• Top with the remaining almond mixture.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes on the middle rack.
• The cake is done when a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Leave the cake in the pan and cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
• Remove from the pan and cool completely.