Not just for Easter, this delicious cake makes a good centrepiece all year round
Provided by Jane Hornby
Categories Afternoon tea, Dessert, Supper, Treat
Time 1h40m
Yield Cuts into 12 slices
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3 and butter and line a 20cm round, loose-bottomed deep cake tin. Beat the butter and sugar together with electric beaters or a tabletop mixer until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, 250g flour, baking powder, orange zest and juice and beat well till thick, creamy and evenly mixed.
- Toss cherries in the extra 2 tbsp flour and fold into the batter along with grated marzipan and almond essence (if using). Spoon into the prepared tin, level and bake for 1 hr 30 mins, or until well risen and golden. A skewer will come out clean when ready. Leave to cool in tin for 10 mins, then turn onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Mix the icing sugar with just over 1 tbsp water to make a loose but not-too-runny icing. Scatter the almonds over the top of the cake and position the 12 glace cherries around the edge, using a dot of the icing to fix. Drizzle the icing over the cake and finish with a scattering of orange zest.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 515 calories, Fat 25 grams fat, SaturatedFat 12 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 69 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 53 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 7 grams protein, Sodium 0.76 milligram of sodium
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