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Spain · Dessert

Tarta de Santiago

Serves 8 · 40 minutes

Suits: Vegetarian, Pescatarian. Allergens named in the ingredients: Eggs, Tree nuts. Flags come from what shops, restaurants and cooks list and from the ingredient names. Always check the label. This is not medical advice.

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • ¾ cup (150 g) white granulated sugar
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • Zest of 1 clementine
  • 1½ cup (150 g) almond meal
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Icing sugar

Method

  1. Add eggs and sugar to a bowl, and whisk rapidly until mixture turns pale.
  2. Whisk in the citrus zests.
  3. Combine the almond meal, cinnamon, and salt in a separate bowl. Transfer to the egg mixture, and use a rubber spatula to gently fold everything together until well combined.
  4. Butter and flour the springform pan, then pour in the batter. Smooth the top if necessary.
  5. Bake in preheated oven at 360ºF (180ºC) for 40 minutes or until golden brown and fully cooked in the center.
  6. Cool completely, and unmold the cake.
  7. Place a Santiago cross cut-out on top of the cake, then dust generous amount of icing sugar all over cake.
  8. Carefully remove the cross cut-out. Slice and serve.