All in One Cherry and Almond Loaf Cake –

Ingredients

• 150g butter, softened, plus extra for greasing tin
• 200g self-raising flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 130g caster sugar
• 3 medium eggs
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 50g ground almonds
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 175g glacé cherries, rinsed, dried and halved
• 25g flaked almonds
• 7oz self-raising flour
• 4oz caster sugar
• 1oz ground almonds
• 6oz glacé cherries, rinsed, dried and halved
• 0oz flaked almonds
• Step 1 Preheat the oven to 170°C/Fan 155°C. Grease a 900g loaf tin with butter and line bottom with a piece of baking parchment. Set aside.
• Step 4 Leave the cake to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, and then carefully turn out onto a wire rack. Leave to cool before slicing.