EASY CHERRY CAKE

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Cherry cakes are one of the most popular cakes sold by baking experts, the WI. This one will be a guaranteed hit at any cake sale

Provided by James Martin

Categories     Afternoon tea, Treat

Time 1h35m

Yield Cuts into 8-10 slices

Number Of Ingredients 10

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

Steps:

  • 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 585 calories, Fat 32 grams fat, SaturatedFat 15 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 70 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 53 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 9 grams protein, Sodium 0.83 milligram of sodium

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