I fell in love with Friands a few years ago when I discovered a fabulous recipe on What Katie Ate . It is the single recipe which inspired me to want to buy her cookbook, and I have to say, I fell in love at first bite!! This recipe today I am showing is inspired by one I found in the Hamlyn book 200 cakes and bakes for a raspberry and coconut version. It only makes 9 versus 18 and is every bit as delicious as Katie's. I chose it because not only does it make fewer which is much more realistic in my tiny kitchen/home/family, but it also uses fewer egg whites, which means I have fewer egg yolks to dispose of. (Spaghetti carbonara is the perfect way to use these up by the way!) Some of you may be wondering what exactly a friand is. A friand is a small almond and butter cake, usually containing fruit of some kind, and is closely related to the French Financier cake. Meant to be just a few bites, they are fabulously delicious and quite p...