Cherry and Almond Cake

Name: Cherry and Almond Cake (Cseresznyés-mandulás pite)
Cuisine: Hungarian
Ingredients: 150 g/5 oz/10 tbsp soft butter, plus extra for greasing; 150 g/5 oz/¾ cup caster (superfine) sugar; 4 eggs, separated; 150 g/5 oz plain (all-purpose) flour; 5 ml/1 tsp baking powder; 50 g/2 oz ground almonds; 500 g/1¼ lb/3⅓ cups fresh cherries, pitted; 5 ml/1 tsp almond extract; 15-30 ml/1-2 tbsp flaked (sliced) almonds

Cseresznyés-mandulás pite

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food & Cooking of Hungary

By Silvena Rowe

Published 2012

About

This favourite home-made cake is easy to make. Cherries and almonds are well established as compatible partners in desserts. This dish, however, tastes just as good using plums, apricots or other soft fruits as with sweet and juicy cherries.

Ingredients

150 g/5 oz/10 tbsp soft butter, plus extra for greasing
150

Europe
Hungary
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4 and butter a 25 x 15cm/10 x 6in baking tray. Put the butter and sugar in a bowl and beat until light and creamy.