Arabic Almond Cake Recipes

ALMOND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter sides and bottoms of 2 8-inch cake or springform pans; line sides and bottoms with parchment paper. Butter paper. Place pans in freezer.
• Sift flour and salt into a small bowl. Set aside. In a mixer fitted with a paddle, beat butter and granulated sugar at high speed until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add almond paste, a little at a time at medium speed, and beat 8 minutes. Beat in egg yolks, one at a time, and almond extract. Mix sour cream and baking soda and add to butter mixture. Reduce mixer speed to low and gradually add flour mixture, just until blended.
• Divide batter between prepared pans and spread evenly. Bake about 40 minutes to an hour, until tops are golden and spring back when lightly pressed and cakes shrink from sides of the pans. Cool in pans on wire rack. Remove sides of pans and remove paper. When ready to serve, sift confectioners' sugar on top and slice like pie.

NAMOURA (SYRUP-SOAKED SEMOLINA CAKE)

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over high heat, boil sugar and 1 cup/240 milliliters of water, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Reduce the heat to a simmer, add lemon juice and extract, and stir to combine. Simmer until thickened into a syrup, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with butter. Place the semolina, melted butter and sugar in a large bowl and stir until well combined; set aside.
• Place the yogurt and baking soda in a medium bowl and stir to combine. Set aside until the mixture has nearly doubled in size, about 10 minutes.
• Pour the yogurt mixture over the semolina mixture and mix well to combine. Transfer to the buttered baking dish and press into an even layer. Using a knife, score the surface of the namoura on the diagonal into 2-inch diamond-shaped pieces. Top each diamond in the center with an almond. Bake until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Place baking dish on a wire rack and drizzle the cooled syrup over the top of the hot namoura. Let cool to room temperature before recutting along the scored lines and serving.

ARABIC ALMOND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180 ° Celsius.
• Separate the egg yolk from egg white. Mix the egg yolk with the sugar in a large bowl. Then add the almonds, cardamom and honey to it.
• Beat the egg white until stiff and gradually fold into the mixture.
• Grease the springform pan with ghee, pour in the mass evenly and bake it approximately 30-40 minutes in the oven.
• After 30 minutes check with a toothpick if the cake inside is done. If necessary, cover the cake with aluminum foil after 25-30 minutes, so that it doesn't get too dark.
• When done, take out of the oven and decorate with powdered sugar.

ARABIC HONEY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F Spray an 10" round baking pan with non stick spray.
• Beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla together until it whitens. Add the melted butter and mix well.
• Sift the flour and baking powder together and add to egg mixture and mix gently.
• Pour into the prepared pan and bake 10-12 minutes.
• While cake is baking prepare the topping by melting the additional 1/2 c butter over medium heat and then adding the rest of the ingredients. Bring to boil, stirring constantly.
• When the first 12 minutes of baking time ends, remove cake from oven and gently pour the topping mixture over the cake.
• Return the cake to the oven and bake another 15-20 minutes until completely baked.
• Pour the topping gently on the cake and return it to the oven for another 15-20 minute.