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Cherry and Almond Cake

Cherry and Almond Cake

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  • Author: Tastebotanical
  • Prep Time: 15
  • Cook Time: 60
  • Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Yield: 1 loaf cake 1x
  • Category: Cake
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: English

Description

This Cherry and Almond Cake is an English classic.   Juicy glace cherries and ground almonds are the perfect teatime flavour combination.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 200 g glace cherries
  • 250 g self-raising flour
  • 225 g salted butter
  • 175 g golden caster sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 100 g ground almonds
  • 6 tablespoons milk

Cherry and Almond Cake


Instructions

  1. Set your oven to 180 degrees centigrade or Gas Mark 4.
  2. Grease a 450 g loaf tin and line the bottom with baking parchment.  Alternatively, use a paper loaf tin liner.
  3. Wash the cherries to remove the stickiness and then cut each one  in half.  Dry with some kitchen roll.
  4. Cream the butter with the sugar in a large bowl.  (I usually soften the butter for about 30 seconds in the microwave first as it makes it much easier.)
  5. Gradually add the eggs to the butter and sugar mixture.  If it looks as if it is going to curdle, add some of the self-raising flour.
  6. Once the eggs have been incorporated add the rest of the self-raising flour and the ground almonds.
  7. Add the milk to the mixture.  Then add the cherries.
  8. Spoon the cake mixture into your prepared loaf tin.
  9. Put the tin in the oven and bake the cake for 1 hour.  It is done when it is golden and springy to the touch.
  10. Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool in the tin. 
  11. When the cake is cool, remove it from the tin.