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I love almond paste, also known as Marzipan in Germany, where I grew up.
It’s usually pretty expensive, so when I saw cans of almond paste for sale at the grocery store for $2, I bought two of them.
Only, it wasn’t almond paste as I discovered when I opened the first can: it was almond cake filling. Hmm.
I’m too frugal to just throw out the almond cake filling, and I love anything almond flavored, so I decided to make the almond cake recipe that’s on the inside of the can’s wrapper since I had all the ingredients in the house.
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Well, you know me, I always improvise and try to make every recipe more healthy, and I ended up substituting a lot of the ingredients to make a healthy version of this yummy almond cake.
Almond Cake With Chia Seeds & Almond Cake Filling
I used mostly organic ingredients, but you don’t have to. Also, not everybody has Xylitol or chia seeds in the house, so just substitute what you can.
Wondering what Xylitol is? I wrote this post about it: Xylitol: The Natural Sweetener With Many Health Benefits. Xylitol is a natural low-glycemic sugar made from birch trees. Its metabolized independently of insulin and safe for diabetics. I also prevents cavities!
Make sure you buy high-quality, non-GMO Xylitol, not the kind that is mad from corn in China. I always buy Xyla from Emerald Forest.
Wondering what chia seeds are? They are powerhouses of protein and Omega-3 that I also added to this recipe: Gluten-Free Brownies With Chia Seeds and Apple Sauce.
Whole-Wheat Almond Cake with Chia Seeds Ingredients
- 1/2 cup of organic butter (instead of 1 cup)
- 1 cup Xylitol (instead of sugar)
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup of apple sauce (to make up for the butter I left out)
- 1 can of almond cake filling
- 2 cups whole-wheat flour (instead of 2 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour)
- 1/2 cup of flax seed meal or chia seeds (as a substitute for more flour)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 rice milk (instead of cow’s milk)
- optional: add 2 tsp of chocolate chips to top, or nuts, or raisins…
- 1/2 tsp of salt the original recipe calls (or add just a pinch, like I did)
Almond Cake Directions
- Preheat oven to 350F
- Grease and flour a 10″ or 12-cup cake pan — I used my glass one.
- Beat butter, apple sauce, and Xylitol (or sugar) in a large bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy.
- Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well.
- Then beat in the almond filling.
- Stir flour, flax, chia seeds, and baking powder together
- Add that mix to the almond mixture alternately with milk
- Beat until blended and spread batter in pan. Optional: add chocolate chips to top
- Bake 50 minutes or until the cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and let cool completely.
The final product, voila!
The original recipe calls for an almond glaze, but I didn’t even make that.
This healthy almond cake turned out so yummy, it didn’t need another thing.
Let me know how yours turns out, and enjoy!
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