Ingredients:
- For the cakes:
- Nonstick baking spray with flour
- 1 cup blanched whole almonds
- 1 1/2 cups walnut halves
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3 large eggs, separated
- For the frosting:
- 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup superfine sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract