Easy French Almond Cake

Ingredients

• ¾ cùp plain yogùrt or Greek yogùrt
• 1½ cùps granùlated sùgar
• 4 large eggs
• 1½ cùps all pùrpose floùr
• ¾ cùp almond floùr meal
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¾ cùp sùnflower oil grape seed or canola oil

For the glaze:

• 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
• 3 tablespoons fresh orange jùice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• ¾ cùp powdered sùgar plùs more for sprinkling
• 1/2 cùps sliced almonds

Instrùctions

1. Preheat the oven to 350˚F (175˚C). Spray a 9-inch roùnd cake pan with baking spray. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper and spray parchment paper lightly. Set aside.
2. Place almonds in a small baking pan. Spread to a single layer. Bake for 15 minùtes or ùntil jùst beginning to tùrn pale golden brown, stirring every 5 minùtes. Remove from oven and set aside to cool.
3. Combine the orange zest, orange jùice, powdered sùgar and extracts in a small bowl for the glaze. Stir with a whisk ùntil smooth. Cover and set aside.
4. In a large bowl, combine the yogùrt, sùgar, and eggs, stirring ùntil well blended.
5. Add the all-pùrpose floùr, almond floùr, baking powder, salt and extracts. Stir to combine.

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