Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and then grease and flour a 9-inch cake pan.

Step 2

Blend vanilla sugar with lemon zest in a mixer. Beat in eggs, one at a time, and add the salt and almond extract.

Step 3

Add the flour and melted butter.

Step 4

Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.

Step 5

Sprinkle coarse sugar and almonds on top.

Step 6

Bake cake for about 25 minutes.

Step 7

Remove cake from the oven. Cool several minutes before turning out of the pan.