Meyer Lemon Friands/Financiers (Tea Cakes) & Lemon Cakes for Sansa Stark

Makes 10-12

• 160 grams (OR 1 stick + 4 Tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 2/3 cups powdered/confectioner’s sugar
• 1 cup almond meal
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• 6 egg whites
• Finely grated Meyer Lemon zest from 2 lemons, plus additional for garnish

• 1 ½ cups powdered/confectioner’s sugar, sifted
• Finely grated Meyer Lemon zest from about 1 lemon
• Juice from about 1 Meyer Lemon

1. Preheat oven to 350° – Brush a 10-12 hole friand or regular-sized muffin pan with some of the melted butter (optionally also dust the cups with flour and shake off the excess).
2. Sift the flour and sugar into a large bowl. Add the almond meal.
3. Place eggwhites in a small bowl and lightly beat to froth with a fork. Add the flour mixture with the remainder of the melted butter and lemon zest, stirring only until combined.
4. Divide the batter among 10-12 cups, filling to about two-thirds full. Bake from 18-20 minutes until golden and a toothpick inserted in the highest point of a friand comes out clean. Cool in pan for a couple of minutes and then transfer each friand to a wire cooling rack to completely cool.

1. Place the powdered/confectioner’s sugar and the Meyer Lemon zest in a bowl. Stir in just enough of the Meyer Lemon juice to make a soft icing.
2. Drizzle the icing over the completely cooled cakes and allow to set. Sprinkle some fresh zest in each friand before serving.
3. Store the friands in an air-tight container.© Images & content: Cristina A-Moore for TeenieCakes.com.

• Depending on how juicy and the size of your lemons, the finely grated zest and juice amount may vary.
• For the Meyer Lemon Icing, use just enough lemon juice to a consistency of a warm ganache. Otherwise the icing will be too runny (this is preference).
• It’s not a deal breaker if you don’t have a friand pan. Use a regular sized muffin pan. The baking time should be about the same.
• Watch baking time and avoid overbaking these smallish almond cakes.
• Save those egg yolks to make homemade lemon curd, ice cream, custards, etc.
• Another idea for these lemon-themed friands: Omit the Icing and cut each friand in half horizontally and add a layer of tangy lemon curd!.