@rubybhogal: Around The World in 80 Cakes - Spanish Tarta de Santiago ⁣⁣ It’s been a longggg old time since we last did one of these so let’s get back to working our way through this never ending cake list. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ In at 24, we head to Spain for a slice of their Tarta de Santiago. This traditional almond cake dates all the way back to the 17th century and is now a popular treat for pilgrims undertaking the Camino de Santiago route. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ It’s made up of just a handful of ingredients resulting in a light, simple treat, lightly spiked with lemon zest and heavily dusted in icing sugar, finished with the St James cross adorned across the top.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The below is slightly adapted from a few popular recipes found online. You will need:⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 225 g Caster Sugar⁣⁣ 2 Lemons, zest only⁣⁣ 4 Large Eggs⁣⁣ 10 ml Almond Liqueur, optional⁣⁣ 200 g Ground Almonds⁣⁣ 0.75 tsp Cinnamon Powder⁣⁣ Icing Sugar, to dust⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ With no flour included, it’s a nice gluten free treat but it does sit heavy in the midst of simplicity. The issue when something is so simple is that it has to be flawless and personally, I think there are a few tweaks that could really elevate the cake. Next time, I would:⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ❤️‍🔥 Switch out the lemons for oranges. ⁣⁣ ❤️‍🔥 Double the amount of booze. ⁣⁣ ❤️‍🔥 Underbake the cake by 3 to 5 minutes to retain more moisture, even if it means a dipped middle.⁣⁣ ❤️‍🔥 Sub some ground almonds for a touch of flour and baking powder to provide the cake with more stability. ⁣⁣ ❤️‍🔥 Slice the cake in half and sandwich it between a booze spiked chantilly and orange compote. ⁣⁣ ❤️‍🔥 OR serve it alongside my pistachio & white chocolate no churn ice cream. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ It’s not bad, it’s just not better than a lot of the cakes that came before this. Was I mean? Perhaps. But do we want more? ALWAYS.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ You can find the method under the pinned comment below 👇🏽 #aroundtheworldin80cakes #cake #baketok #spain #cakes

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