Almond-Streusel Tea Cake
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (2 ounces) gluten-free rolled oats
- 2 1/2 ounces blanched slivered almonds, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 2 tablespoons Silvanas Kitchen Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup Silvanas Kitchen Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 ounces blanched slivered almonds (1/2 cup)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup whole milk, at room temperature
- Confectioners sugar, for dusting
- Make the streusel In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, oats, almonds, flour, cinnamon and melted butter and mix until crumbly.
- Make the tea cake Preheat the oven to 350 and grease an 8-by-4-inch loaf pan.
- In a small bowl, whisk the flour with the baking powder and salt.
- Make the tea cake In a food processor, combine the almonds and granulated sugar and pulse until finely ground.
- Transfer the ground almonds to a large bowl and add the butter; beat with a handheld electric mixer at medium speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then the vanilla.
- At low speed, beat in half the flour mixture and then all of the milk, followed by the remaining flour mixture.
- Make the tea cake Pour half the batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle with half the streusel mixture.
- Top with the remaining batter and use a knife to swirl.
- Sprinkle the remaining streusel on top and bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool completely in the pan on a rack.
- Unmold and dust the top with confectioners sugar.
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Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/almond-streusel-tea-cake (may not work)