# Santiago Cake — gluten-free Spanish almond dessert

Recipe by [Luca Martelli](https://fridge.menu/en/u/lucamartelli)

A gluten-free Spanish almond cake, topped with the cross of St James drawn in icing sugar.

Servings: 6 · Prep 20 min · Cook 28 min · Desserts

Vegetarian · Contains: gluten, nuts, eggs

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## Ingredients

- 3 pcs [Eggs](https://fridge.menu/en/i/eggs)
- 50 g [Sugar](https://fridge.menu/en/i/sugar)
- 1 pinch [Salt](https://fridge.menu/en/i/salt)
- 1 tsp [Cinnamon](https://fridge.menu/en/i/cinnamon)
- 1 pcs [Lemon zest](https://fridge.menu/en/i/lemon-zest)
- 1 pcs [Orange zest](https://fridge.menu/en/i/orange-zest)
- 125 g [Almond flour](https://fridge.menu/en/i/almond-flour) — or finely ground almonds
- pinch [Icing sugar](https://fridge.menu/en/i/powdered-sugar) — for dusting

## Steps

1. Crack the eggs into a large bowl, add the sugar and whisk with a mixer until pale and fluffy.
2. Add a pinch of salt, the cinnamon, lemon zest and orange zest, and mix.
3. Add the almond flour and gently fold in with a spatula until smooth.
4. Transfer the batter into a buttered 20 cm baking tin dusted with flour.
5. Bake in a preheated fan oven at 160°C. (28 min)
6. Let the finished cake cool.
7. Draw the St James's cross symbol on paper, cut it out and place it in the centre of the cake.
8. Dust with icing sugar and remove the stencil.

Published 2026-10-08

https://fridge.menu/en/r/santiago-cake-wbb0ofr7

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