Tarta de Santiago
Delicious Spanish almond cake or famously known as tarta de Santiago. This is a cake from Galicia and it is super easy to make, with only 3 main ingredients. I always feel this type of cake is just perfect for the holiday season.
- Category: desserts
- Time: 40 min
Source: https://publicdomainrecipes.com/tarta-de-santiago/ — laura-alvarez · publicdomainrecipes.com
Ingredients
- eggs — 3 pcs
- sugar (150 gr) — 0.75 cup
- almond meal (150 gr) — 1.5 cup
- cinnamon powder — 0.5 tsp
- salt — 0.25 tsp
- Zest of 1 lemon
- Zest of 1 clementine
- Icing sugar, for dusting on top
Steps
- Add eggs and sugar into a bowl and whisk until the mixture turns pale.
- Add the rest of the ingredients, except for icing sugar and using a spatula, gently fold everything until well combine.
- Pour batter into a 7 inch (18 cm) springform pan that has been buttered and floured. Bake in a preheated oven at 360ºF (180ºC) for 40 minutes or until golden brown and fully cooked.
- Cool completely. Place the Santiago cross cut out on top and dust generous amount of icing sugar all over the cake. Carefully remove the cut out. Slice and serve, enjoy!