Flourless Almond Cake (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)

This Flourless Almond Cake is the easiest 1-bowl cake recipe with a buttery, moist almond cake crumb. This cake recipe is also gluten-free and 100% made from almond flour, so you can share it with all your friends and family.

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This French-inspired recipe is called Amandier by French people. It means a cake made from almonds, nothing else, no need for all-purpose flour, only pure ground almonds, hence why it’s a flourless cake!

The particularity of this flourless almond cake recipe is that you can make it in one bowl. There are no complicated steps involved, and no need to whip egg whites or use thousands of kitchen tools or bowls.

This makes this dessert recipe an easy gluten-free cake that even kids can make. Let me share with you the secret to making this moist almond cake at home.

Ingredients and Substitutions

All you need to make a delicious sweet and buttery almond cake are:

• Ultra-Fine Almond Flour – This refers to white golden almond flour, not almond meal. I don’t recommend almond meal in this recipe because it has a dark color that makes the cake greyish and adds a gritty texture to the cake crumbs.
• Cooled Melted Butter – You can use melted margarine or melted ghee with similar results in taste. Melted coconut oil works well, but make sure you pick refined coconut oil, or it adds a coconut flavor to the cake.
• Eggs – Prefer large free-range eggs at room temperature.
• Sugar – For a sugar-free version, try my Keto Almond Cake Recipe. You can reduce the carbs in this by using a sugar-free crystal sweetener like erythritol or allulose.
• Milk – Any milk you like works for the recipe, including plant-based milk, sour cream, or heavy cream.
• Almond Extract – For a strong almond flavor.
• Vanilla Extract – For more taste.
• Sliced Almonds to decorate the top of the cake and add a crispy toasted almond flavor.
• Powdered Sugar – or powdered sweetener.

How To Make Flourless Almond Cake

As mentioned before, this is a 1-bowl cake recipe. It means we are going to throw all the ingredients in one bowl

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
2. First, crack the eggs in a large mixing bowl, and add the sugar, almond milk, melted butter, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
3. Using a hand whisk, beat the eggs and other ingredients until just combined. There’s no need to beat the ingredients for long or use an electric beater.
4. Then, whisk in the baking powder and salt. Next, switch to a silicone spatula. Add the almond flour gradually and stir to incorporate. The batter should be quiet thick compared to regular vanilla cake  recipe. It should even look grainy and that’s normal.
5. Grease a 9-inch round springform cake pan. Use butter or avocado oil to grease the pan, sides, and bottom.
6. Then, line a piece of parchment paper at the bottom of the pan and grease again. Almond flour cake recipes stick way more to your cake pans, so it’s crucial to double-grease the pan and add parchment paper. This prevents the almond cake from sticking to the pan and makes it easy to unmold it. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and spread it evenly.
7. Sprinkle the sliced almonds on top of the cake and bake it on the center rack of the oven for 40 to 50 minutes at 350°F (180°C). You know the cake is ready when a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
8. Let it cool down for 10 minutes in the pan, then release the cake on a wire rack. Almond flour sticks to pans much more than all-purpose flour. That’s why I recommend running a knife blade around the sides of the cake to loosen the cake before opening the spring form pan.
9. Then, place a wire rack on top of the cake, flip the cake over with the top side touching the wire rack,  remove the bottom of the springform pan and finally, peel off the parchment paper at the bottom
10. Wait for about 1 hour or until the cake reaches room temperature, before dusting powdered sugar on it.
11. Place a cake plate on the cake and flip it again to serve.

Serving

Slice the cake and serve it with some of the cake topping ideas below:

• Whipped Cream
• Vanilla Ice Cream
• Berries
• Lemon Zest

Storage Instructions

This flourless almond cake can be stored for up to 4 days in a sealed cake box placed in the fridge. In fact, the cake crumb gets even moister and buttery after spending time in the fridge. You can also freeze this cake, whole or sliced. Make sure it’s placed in an airtight container. You can freeze the cake for up to 1 month and thaw the cake at room temperature before serving.

Frequently Asked Questions

Below are my answers to the most common questions about this almond cake recipe.

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