Louise's Quick Cake

Ingredients

• 128 gButter
• 4 pcsEgg
• 288 gSugar
• 288 gFlour
• 125 gAlmond
• 1 pcsLemon
• 2 gCinnamon

Instructions

1. 1

   Preparation

   • Preheat oven to 200 °C (390 °F).
   • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly butter it.
2. 2

   Make the batter

   • Melt the butter slowly in a small saucepan, skim off any foam (clarify) and let it cool slightly.
   • In a large bowl, whisk the whole eggs with the sugar gradually until the mixture lightens.
   • Stir in the grated lemon zest.
   • Slowly add the melted, slightly cooled butter to the egg-sugar mixture while stirring.
   • Fold in the fine flour in portions until you have a smooth, relatively thin batter.
3. 3

   Top and bake

   • Spread the batter in a layer about the thickness of a knife spine evenly on the prepared sheet.
   • Mix the sliced almonds with the reserved sugar (about 30 g) and cinnamon and sprinkle evenly over the batter.
   • Bake immediately at 200 °C for about 10–12 minutes until the top is light golden.
   • Remove from the oven and cut diagonally into diamond shapes while still warm on the sheet.
4. 4

   To serve

   • Remove the slightly warm diamonds from the baking sheet and let cool on a rack or serve warm.