Turkish · Dessert
Turkish Almond Syrup Cake
A small, syrup-soaked Turkish cake built on ground almonds and yogurt, baked until golden and springy, then drenched in a warm sugar syrup the moment it leaves the oven so the crumb turns dense, moist and fragrant. Finished with a scatter of toasted almond slices for crunch against the soft, syrup-laden sponge.
$1
15 minsPrep
27 minsCook
72 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
375Calories
8.7gProtein
19.7gFat
44gCarbs
32.3gSugar
2.5gFiber
199mgSodium
94mgChol
2.2gSat Fat
204mgPotassium
83mgCalcium
1.6mgIron
0.3mcgVitamin B12
0.8mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0gAlcohol
Goes well with
Turkish Raki or Anise Liqueur
local
Turkish Tea (Çay)
international
vegetarian
sweet-spot
all-time-classics
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 170°C and grease and line a 10cm/4 inch round cake tin.
2
Whisk the egg and 22g sugar together until pale and slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.
3
Beat in the vegetable oil, yogurt and lemon juice until smooth and emulsified.
4
Sift the almond flour, all-purpose flour and baking powder over the wet mixture and fold gently until just combined with no dry streaks.
5
Pour the batter into the prepared tin, smooth the top, and bake for 25-28 minutes until a skewer comes out clean and the top springs back.
6
While the cake bakes, dissolve the 40g sugar in the 40g water in a small saucepan over medium heat, then simmer for 3-4 minutes until slightly syrupy; cool to lukewarm.
7
As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, prick the top all over with a skewer and spoon the warm syrup over slowly, letting it soak in fully.
8
Scatter the toasted sliced almonds over the top and leave the cake in the tin to cool completely and absorb the syrup, about 30 minutes, before slicing.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 50g50g Egg, beaten
- 22g22g Sugar White
- 14g14g Vegetable Oil
- 16g16g Plain Yogurt
- 30g30g Almond Flour, ground
- 20g20g All Purpose Flour, sifted
- 3g3g Baking Powder
- 4g4g Lemon Juice
- 40g40g Sugar White, dissolved into syrup, 1, bulk_sweeteners
- 40g40g Water, boiled into syrup, partial_absorption, 1, water_and_ice
- 10g10g Almond, sliced, toasted, scattered on top, 1
