Name: Cherry-Almond Loaf Cake
Yield: Makes 8–10 slices
Ingredients: 100 g ground almonds; 3 large eggs, beaten; 2–3 drops almond essence; 225 g butter, softened; 250 g self-raising flour; 200 g natural-coloured glacé cherries; 175 g caster sugar; 6 tablespoons milk

Preparation info

Makes
8–10 slices

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to be a Domestic Goddess

By Nigella Lawson

Published 1998

About

I have a nostalgic fondness for this yellow slab punctured by waxy halves of scarlet cherries – the cake we called station cake at home – but this is best with those dark and glossy natural-coloured glacé cherries.

Ingredients

200 g natural-coloured glacé cherries
250 g self-raising flour
225

Method

Preheat the oven to 170°C/gas mark 3. Halve the cherries, wash them in a colander under cold water, then pat them dry, toss them in some flour and shake well to get rid of excess.

Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually add the beaten eggs and almond essenc

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