Ingredients

• 225g ground almonds

• 100g icing sugar

• 5ml lemon juice

• 100g castor sugar

• 1 egg

• 2ml vanilla essence

Methods

• Sieve ground almonds, icing sugar and caster sugar separately.

• Whisk the sieved icing sugar and caster sugar together with egg white over hot water until the mixture is lightly, thick and white.

• Stir in the ground almonds, lemon juice and vanilla essence.

• Knead until the mixture becomes smooth.

• Use it as required or store it temporarily in a plastic bag to prevent drying.