Almond paste almond meal made from ground almonds or almond meal and sugar in equal quantities, with small amounts of cooking oil, beaten eggs, heavy cream or corn syrup added as a binder. Almond paste is used as a filling in pastries of many different cultures. It is a chief ingredient of the American bear claw pastry.
During the Ottoman era of Turkish history, it was a royal delight mostly used in palace. It is now sold at delight shops in Istanbul and Edirne. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. This almond flour chocolate cake is moist, fluffy, and needs just a handful of ingredients to make!