Almond Syrup Cake | Donna Hay

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• ¾ cup (165g) caster (superfine) sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup (150g) self-raising (self-rising) flour, sifted
• 1 cup (120g) almond meal (ground almonds), sifted
• 75g unsalted butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon rind
• 2 tablespoons amaretto or almond liqueur
• ½ cup (40g) flaked almonds
• 1 cup (250ml) water
• 1 cup (220g) caster (superfine) sugar
• 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
• ¼ cup (60ml) amaretto or almond liqueur