Ground Almonds - allergy

[Wills]

Hi,

I keep seeing really delicious (moist) looking cakes but I shouldn't eat tree nuts and my ds is allergic to almonds. So is it possible to substitute and if so with what?

It's a tricky one and depends on what role the almonds are there to play - i.e. if it's just to replace the wheat flour or specifically to add moisture (as with lemon drizzle cakes) and if you want to adapt a recipe then you really need to be prepared to experiment with different quantities of alternatives in order to get the right results.
Things you can try are ground rice, polenta (the finely ground one not the coarse one) and semolina

Brilliant - thank you!