National Almond Day - February 16th

Cherry & almond cake

PREP: 20 MINS COOK: 1 HR - 1 HR, 15 MINS EASY CUTS INTO 8-10 SLICES

Ingredients

200g butter, softened

200g golden caster sugar

4 eggs

½ tsp almond extract

175g self-raising flour

85g ground almonds

½ tsp baking powder

300g glacé cherries

100ml milk

2 tbsp flaked almonds

Method

Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Line the base and sides of a 20cm deep cake tin. Beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then beat in the eggs, one by one. Fold in the almond extract, flour, ground almonds and baking powder, followed by the cherries and milk.

Scrape into the prepared tin, scatter over the flaked almonds, then bake for 1 hr-1 hr 15 mins. Cool the cake in its tin before serving.