Almond Torta With Chocolate Chips

"This delicious cake comes from Lydia's Favorite Recipes. Recommended for all almond lovers!"
 
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Ready In:
1hr 5mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
10
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ingredients

  • 1 34 cups flour
  • 12 teaspoon baking powder
  • 14 teaspoon salt
  • 10 ounces butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 5 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest (from 1 lemon)
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 cups almond flour (or meal, or finely ground almonds)
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 12 cup almonds, blanched, sliced and slightly toasted
  • confectioners' sugar, for dusting
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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour 10 inch springform pan.
  • Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Beat in eggs, one at a time.
  • Beat in lemon zest and almond extract, then increase speed to high and beat batter until very light.
  • At low speed, mix in half of flour mixture, beating until just incorporated; beat in half almond flour. Scrape bowl and repeat. Beat at medium until batter is smooth.
  • Add chocolate chips and mix on low just until evenly distributed.
  • Spread batter into prepared pan. Smooth surface and scatter sliced almonds on top.
  • Bake for 45 minutes; rotate pan halfway through. Bake until cake is golden.
  • Cool in pan for 10 minutes on a wire rack. Run knife around edge of cake and remove ring.
  • Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.

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