Now I did promise to share the recipe for the little cakes I made for our Homegrown Kitchen video. These are best eaten warm from the oven as they tend to dry out if they are not eaten fresh. This is likely due to the low sugar content which helps to keep things moist. As you may have noticed I like to nutrient-boost my sweet treats. Savory recipes too, but especially sweet things as they are so easily loaded with empty-nutrient ingredients such as white sugar and white flour. Here I have added ground nuts and eggs for protein, and kept the sugar content low.
Ingredients
75gbuttermelted
1cupground almonds
1/2cupwhite flour [use buckwheat or rice flour for gluten-free]
1/3cupraw sugar
Zest of a whole lemon
3eggsseparated
approx. 1/2 cup frozen berriesI used our homegrown blackberries
Instructions
Preheat the oven 180C. Line 6 large muffin holes with muffin cases.
Melt the butter and set aside. Combine the ground almonds, flour, sugar and zest in a bowl.
Whisk the egg whites till soft peaks. Mix the egg yolks and melted butter into the dry ingredients then gently fold through the egg whites. Spoon into cases so they are almost full. Top each mini-cake with 3 or 4 berries. Bake for 15-20 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
Best served warm. Make a batch for morning tea to share with friends.