Caramel Almond Cream Cake

Name: Caramel Almond Cream Cake
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 5 oz (150 g) flaked almonds; 2 oz (50 g) caster sugar; oil, for greasing; ½ oz (15 g) gelatine; ½ pint (300 ml) double cream; 5 oz (150 g) granulated sugar; 3 fl oz (80 ml) plus 5 tablespoons (5 x 15 ml spoon) water; ½ pint (300 ml) single cream; juice of 1 lemon, strained

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Sweet Dreams

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1985

About

This is not really a cake, but a luscious caramel cream on a caramelised almond base. It’s very popular.

Ingredients

For the almond base

5 oz (150 g) flaked almonds
2 oz (50

Cake

Method

Oil the base and sides of a 7–8-inch (18–20 cm) loose-based cake tin. To make the almond base, put the flaked almonds into a bowl and mix with the caster sugar. Heat a large, carefully dried frying pan unt