Basic Almond Sponge Cake

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Registered: 04-01-2004
Basic Almond Sponge Cake
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Thu, 11-04-2004 - 7:50am

Was just reading my December issue of Prevention magazine and came across this recipe. 


Basic Almond Sponge Cake









  • 1 ¼ c almond meal (finely ground almonds)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp sea salt






  • 6 lg eggs, at room temperature
  • ½ c Splenda
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Butter 15" x 10" jelly-roll pan. Line with parchment and butter again. Set aside.

    2. In small bowl, mix almond meal, baking powder, and salt.

    3. Place eggs and Splenda in large bowl. With electric mixer, beat on medium speed until thick, light, and tripled in volume, 8 to 10 minutes. Beat in vanilla extract. Fold in almond mixture. Spread evenly into prepared pan.

    4. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until top springs back when pressed lightly. Cool in pan or on rack.

    Makes 8 Servings

    Per Serving: 150 cal, 8 g pro, 5 g carb, 11 g fat, 1.5 g sat fat, 160 mg chol, 2 g fiber, 190 mg sodium

    Prep Time: 10 minutes

    Cooking Time: 20-25 minutes

         

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    iVillage Member
    Registered: 10-06-2004
    Wed, 01-26-2005 - 7:41pm

    This recipe was soooooooooooo yummy! It is by far my favorite SBD Dessert. I added 1 tsp. of butter extract and it tasted kind of like a yellow cake.

    Next time I make it I am going to top it with Fresh Fruit and a little bit of Fat Free Whipped Cream.

    Scully










    Scully




    iVillage Member
    Registered: 04-01-2004
    Wed, 01-26-2005 - 7:48pm

    Scully,


    Thanks for the review.

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    iVillage Member
    Registered: 01-16-2005
    Thu, 01-27-2005 - 1:50pm
    This sounds yummy! I look forward to trying it when I am ready for phase 2-3. Or is it ok for 1 also? Do you have to put it in a jelly roll pan? Could a square pan be used?
    Thanks,
    Queenie
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    Registered: 03-19-2003
    Sat, 01-29-2005 - 9:31pm

    Where do you get the almond meal?

    Susan :)

     

    iVillage Member
    Registered: 10-06-2004
    Mon, 01-31-2005 - 9:28am

    I crushed my own in a food processor and added a teaspoon of butter extract.

    Enjoy!










    Scully




    iVillage Member
    Registered: 03-19-2003
    Mon, 01-31-2005 - 10:07am
    I need a new food processor!!!!

    Susan :)

     

    iVillage Member
    Registered: 05-16-2003
    Tue, 02-08-2005 - 3:49pm


    I tried this recipe over the weekend and I have to say, my cake was a little flat (thin). I know part of it was due to the fact that I didn't have the proper size pan but was wondering if I did something else wrong. (My eggs weren't really at room temperature when I started beating and I had 2 toddlers interrupting the beating so maybe they didn't really "triple" in size...)

    Can anyone else who tried this describe how their's came out? It tasted OK but...

    Just wondering...

    TEJ