Strawberry-Almond Cornmeal Cake

Serves: 2

Mohammad Wiegand

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

49

Spice

50

Sweetness

48

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1.25 cups

All-Purpose Flour

1 tsp

Kosher Salt

1 cup

Cornmeal

1.5 tsps

Baking Powder

170 g

Almond Paste

3 large

Egg

Directions:

1

Add sugar and butter and mix until blended, about 2 minutes

2

Strawberry crumble: Pulse almonds in a food processor until about the size of grains of rice

3

Add strawberries and pulse to a coarse powder

4

Add flour, sugar, and salt and pulse just to blend

5

Add butter and process until no dry spots remain

6

Pulse almonds in a food processor until about the size of grains of rice

7

Add strawberries and pulse to a coarse powder

8

Add flour, sugar, and salt and pulse just to blend

9

Add butter and process until no dry spots remain

10

Cake and assembly: Preheat oven to 350°F

11

Coat pan with nonstick spray

12

Whisk flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl

13

Using an electric mixer on medium speed, break up almond paste in a large bowl until crumbly

14

Add eggs one at a time, mixing well to incorporate after each addition

15

Increase speed to medium-high and beat until mixture is light and fluffy, about 3 minutes

16

Reduce speed to low and mix in dry ingredients

17

Scrape batter into pan; scatter strawberries over top, followed by clumps of crumble

18

Bake cake until top is golden brown and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 80–90 minutes

19

Let cool in pan before unmolding

20

Dust with powdered sugar just before serving

21

Preheat oven to 350°F

22

Coat pan with nonstick spray

23

Whisk flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl

24

Using an electric mixer on medium speed, break up almond paste in a large bowl until crumbly

25

Add sugar and butter and mix until blended, about 2 minutes

26

Add eggs one at a time, mixing well to incorporate after each addition

27

Increase speed to medium-high and beat until mixture is light and fluffy, about 3 minutes

28

Reduce speed to low and mix in dry ingredients

29

Scrape batter into pan; scatter strawberries over top, followed by clumps of crumble

30

Bake cake until top is golden brown and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 80–90 minutes

31

Let cool in pan before unmolding

32

Dust with powdered sugar just before serving

33

Do ahead Cake can be baked 2 days ahead

34

Store tightly wrapped at room temperature

35

Cake can be baked 2 days ahead

36

Store tightly wrapped at room temperature