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Cherry Frangipane Cake
Cherry Frangipane Cake - a delicious cherry and almond cake perfect for any summer celebration!
Prep Time
12 hrs
Cook Time
mins
Total Time
12 hrs 30 mins
Course:
Dessert
Ingredients
Cherries
- 500 gms – 1 lb. cherries
- Juice of 3 oranges
- ½ cup fresh mint
- 1 tbsp ginger grated
- 250 gms – 1 ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 lt. water
Crust
- 150 gms – 2/3 cup butter
- 50 gms – ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 30 gms – 1 2/3 tbsp egg yolk
- 220 gms – 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- zest of half a lemon grated
- 1 pinch of salt
Frangipane
- 125 gms – ½ cup butter
- 125 gms – ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 125 gms – 1 1/3 cup almond meal
- 10 gms – 1 ¼ tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- zest of half a lemon grated
Instructions
Cherries
Crust
Frangipane
Assembling
Notes
- This cake is best eaten the following day, when the cherries and their syrup get absorbed into the Frangipane.