Reprinted from The Blood Type Diet Website (www.dadamo.com)

Lemon and Almond Cake
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Description:

This is a Sephardic Jewish cake , the recipe for which was given out on TV while advertising Claudia Roden's book on Jewish cooking. Originally it had oranges, but I substituted these for lemons to suit the Type O diet. I suspect that it would work equally well with limes!It is an unbelievably easy cake to make all you need is a little time. Serves 12.

Best Used By Blood Types:
  • Type A (1 beneficials)
  • Type A Non Secretor (1 beneficials)
  • Type AB (1 beneficials)
  • Type AB Non Secretor (2 beneficials)
  • Type B (0 beneficials)
  • Type B Non Secretor (0 beneficials)
  • Type O (0 beneficials)
  • Type O Non Secretor (0 beneficials)
Category:
  • Dessert
Ingredients:
  • 2 lemons
  • 6 large eggs
  • 9 ounces (250g) caster sugar [choose compliant sweetener]
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder [see recipes in database]
  • 9 ounces (250g) ground almonds
How to make it:
  1. Boil 2 whole lemons in a little water for 1.5 to 2 hours.
  2. Leave to cool.
  3. Remove the green stalks cut and remove the pips.
  4. Pulp in a hand blender to as smooth a consistency as you can get.
  5. Put the eggs in a bowl and combine with the sugar, almonds and baking soda.
  6. Add the Fruit pulp to the mixture.
  7. Pour into a lined/ oiled/ floured 9 inch (23cm) cake tin with a removable base.
  8. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 190 oC /350 oF/Gas Mark 5 for just under an hour.
  9. Allow to cool before removing form the tin.

BTD Core Ingredients Analysis:

NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Egg (chicken)1 N N N B N N N N
Cream of Tartar  N N N N N N N N
Baking Soda  N N N N N N N N
Almond/Almond Butter1 N N N N N N N N
Lemon/Lemon Juice1 B B B B N N N N


BTD Variations and Substitutions Analysis:

Additive Product(s)
NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Arrowroot- N N N N N N N N
Cornstarch2 N A A A A A A A

Sweetener Product(s)
NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Sugar (Brown/White)- N A N A N A N A

[1] This recipe uses ingredients which may help limit bacterial overgrowth.
[2] This recipe uses ingredients which may be genetically modified .

  • This recipe is low in common allergens.
  • This recipe is gluten free.
  • This recipe uses ecologically friendly ingredients.

    If an ingredient is an avoid for your blood type, then try using a BTD compliant variant/substitute or leaving the item out of the recipe.

    Please Note:
    When using any recipe, always check it for avoids and make the appropriate adjustments where necessary. The Blood Type Diet Recipe Database has been recently greatly enhanced. Also, the food lists changed somewhat a couple of years ago, and all recipes in the database may not reflect those changes in terms of the blood types for which the recipes are recommended. Volunteer Blood Type Diet Forums Members are working to review and update all the recipes to take advantage of the all the new features and food lists. Please be patient with us until the process has been completed.

    Revision History:
    • Revised Dec 17, 2010 at 06:47 PM By: Joe