Recipes · Spanish · Cakes

Tarta de Santiago

One serving has 560 kcal and 17 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin E (84%), copper (62%), riboflavin (54%), manganese (52%), phosphorus (49%) and magnesium (45%). Ready in 55 minutes.

Tarta de Santiago
Photo: Manel Zaera, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 40 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (145 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
  • Contains: dairy, egg, nut

Ingredients

  • 50 g Almond flour
  • 35 g Sugar
  • 50 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 2 g Lemon zest
  • 8 g Butter, unsalted

Method

  1. Beat the eggs and sugar together until pale and fluffy.
  2. Fold in the ground almonds and lemon zest until evenly combined.
  3. Pour into a buttered round tin and bake at 180°C (350°F) for 30-35 minutes until golden and just set in the centre.
  4. Cool completely, then dust heavily with powdered sugar in a cross pattern before serving. Makes 1 slice; multiply by 8 for a whole 20 cm cake.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy560 kcal26%
Carbohydrates45 g
Water43.3 mL
Fiber5.2 g17%
Protein17.1 g36%
Tryptophan0.18 g
Threonine0.62 g
Isoleucine0.69 g
Leucine1.3 g
Lysine0.76 g
Methionine0.29 g
Cystine0.28 g
Phenylalanine0.92 g
Tyrosine0.52 g
Valine0.84 g
Histidine0.45 g
Fat37.5 g
Monounsaturated20.4 g
Polyunsaturated7.4 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.03 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-67.1 g
Saturated7.6 g
Trans-Fats0.03 g
Cholesterol203 mg
Calcium151 mg15%
Copper0.56 mg62%
Iron2.5 mg14%
Magnesium140 mg45%
Manganese0.93 mg52%
Phosphorus342 mg49%
Potassium404 mg9%
Selenium17.3 µg31%
Sodium81.8 mg
Zinc2.1 mg27%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.12 mg11%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.59 mg54%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.8 mg13%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.94 mg19%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.15 mg12%
Folate (vitamin B9)48.5 µg12%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.46 µg19%
Choline175 mg41%
Vitamin A135 µg19%
Vitamin C2.6 mg3%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)41 IU7%
Vitamin E12.6 mg84%
Vitamin K0.71 µg1%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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