Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cup icing sugar
  • 1/3 cup plain flour
  • 100g almond meal
  • grated rind of 1 lemon
  • 125g unsalted butter, melted
  • 4 egg whites
  • cup icing sugar, extra, for dusting
  • Filling
  • 250g block PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup icing sugar
  • rind and juice of 1 lemon

Method

  • Sift the icing sugar and flour into a large bowl.
  • Stir in the almond meal, lemon rind, and melted butter.
  • Beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
  • Gently fold beaten egg whites into cake batter.
  • Spoon into 1/2 cup (125ml) capacity friand or muffin tins and bake at 180C for 15-20 minutes or until golden.
  • Leave friands to rest in the pan for 5 minutes before turning them out onto a cake rack to cool.
  • Slice tops of friands not quite through and lift the lid.
  • Spoon tablespoons of filling into the cut and press lid down lightly.
  • Dust with icing sugar and serve.
  • Filling : -
  • Combine the Philly*, icing sugar, lemon rind and juice until smooth.