Fresh Cherry Cake

Preparation info
  • Makes:

    8

    -portion cake
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      30 min

Appears in
Cakes

By Geraldene Holt

Published 2011

  • About

An almond cake with the cherries baked on top. Sweet cherries that are only just ripe are fine for this cake – save the riper fruit for dessert. To remove the stones use a cherry / olive stoner or a small vegetable knife.

Ingredients

Cake Layer

  • 100 g / oz butter
  • 100 g /

Method

Cream the butter with the sugar until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs separately, beating them in well, stir in the essence and fold in the flour and ground almonds.

Spoon the mixture into the prepared cake tin and smooth level. Scatter the cherries over the top in a single layer and sprinkle the extra sugar over the fruit.

Bake in the preheated oven until a wooden skewer comes ou