Mazurek (Polish sheet cake) - delicious. magazine

Ingredients

• For the pastry
• 165g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
• 100g ground almonds
• 140g unsalted butter, softened
• 65g caster sugar
• 1 large free-range egg yolk
• For the filling
• 150g ground almonds
• 60g icing sugar, plus extra for rolling
• 1 large free-range egg white
• 1/4 tsp almond extract
• 225g cherry jam
• For the chocolate topping
• 200ml double cream
• A few drops vanilla extract
• 50g caster sugar
• 200g dark chocolate, chopped
• 25g butter, cubed
• 100g glacé cherries
• 30-50g toasted flaked almonds
• You’ll also need
• 25cm x 17cm x 4cm deep baking tin, lined with non-stick baking paper