Almond Sponge

• 40 g ground almonds
• 40 g icing sugar
• 3

Mix the almonds and icing sugar in a bowl. Add 1 egg. Separate the remaining eggs and add the yolks to the almond mixture. Beat until pale and thick. Stir in the vanilla and orange flavourings. Whisk the egg whites until stiff.

Sprinkle the caster sugar over the whites and whisk until stiff and glossy. Fold a third of this into the almond mixture, then fold in half the flour. Fold in ha