Name: English Almond Cake
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes: 8-portion cake
Ingredients: 30 g / 1 oz caster sugar; 1 drop vanilla essence; 90 g / 3 oz caster sugar; 60 g / 2 oz unbleached self-raising flour; 1–2 drops bitter almond essence; 60 g / 2 oz ground almonds; 2 large eggs; 30 g / 1 oz flaked almonds; 120 g / 4 oz butter

Preparation info

Makes:
8
-portion cake

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Cakes

By Geraldene Holt

Published 2011

About

A light almond cake with a delicate flavour of sweet butter and ground almonds. Like many cakes, this one is most delectable when served warm.

Ingredients

120 g / 4 oz butter
90 g / 3

Method

Cream the butter with the caster sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs separately with the vanilla and almond essences. Fold in the sieved flour and the ground almonds. Spoon into the prepared cake tin and smooth level. Mix the flaked almonds with the extra caster sugar and sprinkle evenly over the mixture.

Bake in the preheated oven until the cake is cooked and just beginning