I love cardamom and really want to make this, but I am trying to go Paleo. Has anyone subed almond flour instead of regular flour? thanks

LULULAND
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Cardamom Cake From Niloufer Ichaporia King
Recipe question for: Cardamom Cake From Niloufer Ichaporia King

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Tonya M.
Tonya M. July 29, 2023
Hi there! So, I’ve been making a flourless almond cake from Simply Recipes for years; it also uses cardamom. I was thinking, you could add the sugar and almonds to the bottom of the pan and bump up the cardamom.
 
AntoniaJames
AntoniaJames December 28, 2021
It's tricky substituting almond flour for regular flour in a cake like this, where there is a fair bit of flour relative to the other ingredients, so the cake's structure may depend on it.

I'd look for a cake developed and tested using almond flour, and then add some cardamom to the batter. Here's a cake recipe from a blogger who is fairly well known and probably can be trusted: https://detoxinista.com/almond-flour-cake/#wprm-recipe-container-34673 I'd add a touch of lemon zest to the batter with the cardamom. ;o)
 
LULULAND
LULULAND December 28, 2021
ok, thanks
 
Jenn
Jenn August 8, 2023
As this cake is made like European génoise cakes which do not depend on the flour or baking powder, for structure, I think you would be able to substitute. Alice Medrich published a book a few years back called Four Flours, where she devised recipes to use gluten free flours. Her cakes are made similar to the Cardamom cake, ie, involving heating the eggs and sugar until they increase in volume, then folding in the dry ingredients, followed by folding in the butter. the crumb might vary a bit though. You might want to try this with oat flour instead of almond meal too.
 
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