Old Fashioned Cherry And Almond Tea Cake
There is something so charming about a tea cake. No frosting, no frills just good old cake. This Old-fashioned Cherry and almond tea cake is a recipe blast from the past and is so comforting.
Ingredients
- 150 grams butter at room temprature
- 150 grams glaze cherries (I washed and dried them)
- 75 grams ground almonds
- 50 grams almond flakes
- 150 grams castor sugar
- 150 grams flour
- 3 medium eggs
- 3 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Heat the oven at 180C and line a loaf tin with parchment paper. Set aside
- Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg one by one and beat till incorporated.
- Add vanilla extract, and gently fold in the flour and ground almonds.
- Reserving a few cherries, Fold in the cherries and add the milk. Pour the batter into the prepared tin. Add the rest of the cherries and almond flakes.
- Bake at 160C for 60minutes or till the toothpick comes out clean.
- Let it cool completely before slicing and serving
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