Will the ground almonds in this recipe make the cake taste of marzipan?

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www.chatelaine.com/recipe/desserts/river-cafes-polenta-almond-lemon-cake/

It requires double as much almonds as polenta.

I hate marzipan, and can eat Bakewell Tart at a push. Would it taste less almonds than these?

It's usually for texture. You can use any ground but. DH doesn't like almond either, so I grind something else, whatever I have.

No, ground almonds just taste mildly nutty. I use them for body in curries.

Not really, I have used ground almonds to make a wheat free sponge cake. I hate marzipan (but love almonds) and was quite happy with the taste. Its definitely more nutty.

Weirdly no it does not, no idea why.

Thanks all.

No. I use ground almonds as a flour substitute and it doesn't really taste of much!

It won't I don't think. As PPs said, baking with ground almonds tastes slightly nutty, but not strongly almondy at all. Which I found rather disappointing as I LOVE marzipan

So, WHY does marzipan taste like it does? When ground almonds taste mildly nutty (as they do)...

Marzipan tastes like that because of shitloads of benzaldehyde, the aroma chemical present in almond oil. It's easy to synthesise, chemically identical to the natural substance, and cheap.