About
This elegant, simple cake is guaranteed to bring a bright, sunny smile to your face! Sunnyside Cake looks on the bright side, as it is tender and sweet with lots of vibrant citrus flavor and almond essence for a truly glowing experience! Dessert has never felt so high-class and yet remarkably easy to make! Sunnyside Cake makes sure things are looking up!
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour
- 3/4 cup cane sugar
- 2/3 cup fine or medium ground cornmeal
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract, optional
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 1 orange, zested and juiced
- powdered sugar, optional, to taste, for topping
- almonds, optional, to taste, sliced, for topping
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 -Line the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper and lightly grease the sides with cooking spray.
Step 3 -In a large mixing bowl, add the almond flour, the sugar, the cornmeal, the baking powder, and the sea salt and whisk until combined.
Step 4 -Add the eggs, the olive oil, the vanilla extract, the almond extract, the lemon zest, 2 tablespoons of the lemon juice, the orange zest, and 2 tablespoons of the orange juice to the flour mixture and stir until evenly combined into a batter. Reserve the remaining lemon juice and the remaining orange juice for another use.
Step 5 -Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Step 6 -Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 35-40 minutes.
Step 7 -Transfer the cake to a wire rack to cool for at least 15 minutes in the pan.
Step 8 -Transfer the cake from the pan.
Step 9 -Serve topped with the powdered sugar and the sliced almonds.
