Almond Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups almond flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• 4 large eggs (room temperature)
• ½ cup maple syrup or honey
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract (optional but recommended)
• ¼ cup sliced almonds (plus more for garnish)
• Optional: powdered sugar for dusting

Steps

1. 1

   Grease the pan. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease the bottom and sides of a 9-inch cake pan or springform pan. You can also line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper for easy removal.

2. 2

   Mix dry ingredients. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the almond flour, baking soda, and salt.

3. 3

   Mix wet ingredients. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, honey, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Then pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir together until combined into a cake batter.

4. 4

   Bake the cake. Pour the batter into the greased pan and top with sliced almonds. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let the cake cool for 15 minutes in the pan, then remove and let the cake cool completely on a wire rack.

5. 5

   Serve. Serve the cake with more sliced almonds and a dusting of powdered sugar, if you'd like.