Serious Eats Cook The Book: Pine Nut Almond Cake Recipe

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Net Carbs are 8% of calories per serving, at 42g per serving. The amount is risky for the keto diet, but still keto-friendly. Your eating options afterward may be limited, so take anticipated meal consumptions into consideration.

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Keto & Health Insights for Serious Eats Cook The Book: Pine Nut Almond Cake Recipe

  • Net Carbs are 8% of calories per serving, at 42g per serving. This food is risky for the keto diet (it's above the standard keto diet guidelines) but it's still keto-friendly. Consuming this item may limit your ability to eat more foods that contain carbs. Take into consideration whether you intend to consume additional meals or what you've already consumed. It's recommended that you track the macros of your daily food consumptions—this makes it easier to avoid overconsumption.
  • This food contains trans fat, a type of fat that's considered extremely unhealthy. Trans-fatty acids elevate bad cholesterol and lowers good cholesterol. And increases the likelihood for heart disease, strokes, and Type 2 diabetes. The FDA has mostly banned high amounts of trans-fatty acids in prepared foods, but you can still find trans fat quantities on food labels. Especially for most fast-food meals. Learn more about unhealthy fats.
  • This food's %DV (daily value percentage) for sodium is 5%. At 108mg, it's considered low in sodium according to the FDA's standard for %DV (daily value percentage), which considers any food with %DV of less than 5% as low sodium. The organization recommends 2300mg of sodium as the daily limit. High sodium is believed to be associated with health problems such as heart disease, strokes, high blood pressure, and kidney malfunctions. Too much low sodium is also associated with health problems. For most adults, a healthy range for daily maximum sodium consumption is between 1500-2300mg; foods should have 5%-20% DV per serving.

Serious Eats Cook The Book: Pine Nut Almond Cake Recipe Nutrition Label

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 8 servings   ( 129 g )
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 537
Total Fat: 38g
Saturated Fat: 18g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g
Monounsaturated Fat: 12g
Trans Fat: 1g
Cholesterol: 148mg
Sodium: 108mg
Total Carbohydrates: 44g
Dietary Fiber: 2g
Sugar: 31g
Protein: 8g
Calcium: 59mg Iron: 2mg
Potassium: 197mg Vitamin A: 252mcg
Vitamin C: 8mg Vitamin D: 1mcg

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 sticks unsalted butter
  • 2 vanilla beans
  • 2 lemons
  • 6 tablespoons pine nuts
  • 1 1/4 cups superfine sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 3/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup ground almonds
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Visit Serious Eats's website to view the recipe instructions. (Via Edamam)