Italian Lemon Almond and White Chocolate Cake is so moist and lemony with white chocolate as a secret ingredient that adds a luxury smoothness to the dense crumb. This Italian Lemon Almond and White Chocolate Cake is a complete winner! Delicious, moist and utterly fantastic as an easy to make cake that completely delivers. 
We made this cake for a simple and delicious summer luncheon with friends, serving our quick tuna and cannellini bean salad followed by this Italian lemon almond and white chocolate cake with a dollop of fresh whipped cream. Everyone bar none asked for the recipe. With 12 guests, that was quite a compliment!
This cake is happy to be served with a coffee, packed for a picnic or served as an elegant finish to an Italian feast, perhaps with a little shot of limoncello liqueur on the side.
Gluten free
Italian Lemon Almond and White Chocolate Cake is gluten free. Made with almond flour (almond meal) it’s a wonderfully moist cake, with a slightly dense crumb.
Almond topping
We have adapted this Italian lemon, almond and white chocolate cake to add a crunchy, thin almond praline topping that adds a light crunch along with the moist cake. You can absolutely leave the almond topping from the recipe and still have a delicious dessert. 
Freezing
Italian Lemon Almond and White Chocolate Cake will keep in the fridge for 4-5 days after baking and freezes very well for several months. We do not recommend freezing the cake if you have added the almond praline topping.
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Yield: 12 serves
Italian Lemon Almond and White Chocolate Cake
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
This moist, lemony Italian lemon cake has the option of having a toffee almond topping. Delicious with, or without the topping.
Ingredients
Cake
- 350g almond flour (almond meal) -12 ounces
- 200g white chocolate chopped (7 ounces) - we used 2 blocks Lindt extra silky white chocolate
- 2 tablespoons full cream milk or cream
- 180g butter softened (6 ounces)
- 130g castor sugar (4 1/2 ounces)
- 3 tablespoons lemon zest
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract -optional
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 100g slivered almonds (3 1/2 ounces)
Almond Praline Topping
- 45 gm slicedalmonds
- 90 gm butter (3 1/4 ounces)
- 7 1/2 tablespoons castor sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons milk
- 1 1/2 tablespoons plain flour (all-purpose flour)or gluten free plain flour
Instructions
Cake
- preheat oven to 350 f (175c)
- grease and line base 10 1/2 inch or 27cm of springform pan with baking paper
- combine chocolate and milk and gently melt over double boiler or microwave till melted
- set chocolate aside to cool
- beat butter with sugar till light, white and fluffy (around 3 minutes)
- add lemon zest, egg yolks, and extract if using till well combined
- now add almond flour (almond meal), melted chocolate and lemon juice
- beat until combined
- add slivered almonds
- in a separate bowl beat egg whites till soft peak
- fold egg whites through mixture gently till combined
- spoon batter into cake tin and smooth top
- bake for 40-45 minutes or until golden and skewer comes out clean
- remove cake from oven
- turn oven up to 400 f (200 c)
- spread almond topping evenly over cake
- return cake to oven for 5 minutes
- keep an eye on the almonds as you only want them to go golden ( 4-5 minutes)
- remove cake from oven
- run a knife around sides of cake tin
- allow to cool completely in the tin
- release sides of tin
- slide cake onto a serving plate
- serve and enjoy!
Almond topping
- mix all topping ingredients together in a small saucepan over medium heat
- stir constantly with a flat spoon or spatular as the mixture catches easily
- allow the mixture to boil and bubble for a minute until the sugar has dissolved
- pour over the cake while still hot
- spread over top of cooked cake until you have an even layer then return to the cake to the oven until golden (5 minutes)
Notes
- cake freezes well
- almond topping is optional
Nutrition Information
Yield
12 Serving Size
1
Amount Per Serving Calories 558Total Fat 6gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 3gCholesterol 66mgSodium 35mgCarbohydrates 107gFiber 4gSugar 10gProtein 16g
Nutritional information provided here is only intended as a guide.
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