Spanish · PANTRYHOP RECIPE
Tarta de Santiago
75 minutes · 6 servings · vegetarian
Tarta de Santiago is a famous Galician almond cake, kept close to the classic style.
Ingredients
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- 250 g ground almonds
- 200 g sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp butter for greasing
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar for topping
Let’s make it
- Heat the oven to 180 C/350 F and grease a round cake pan.
- Whisk eggs and sugar until light. Fold in almonds, lemon zest, and cinnamon.
- Pour into the pan and bake 30–35 minutes until set and lightly golden.
- Cool completely, then dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Cut into small slices; this almond cake is rich, so a little goes a long way.
Cooking time varies with equipment and batch size. Follow school allergy rules for children’s meals; keep perishable lunches cold.
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