Cherzipan Cake (Cherry & Marzipan Cake)
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Cherzipan Cake (Cherry & Marzipan Cake)
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A deliciously moist cherry and marzipan cake made with fresh cherries.
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Ingredients
- 150 g all-purpose flour 6 oz
- 150 g butter softened or buttery margarine, 6 oz
- 75 g brown sugar 3 oz, soft
- 2 egg large
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp almond extract optional
- 75 g marzipan thinly sliced (Anthon Berg preferably, white
- 220 g Cherry pitted (King size good
- lemon zest of 1
- demerara sugar optional, sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200C.
- Butter and flour a 2lb loaf tin.
- Beat the softened butter or buttery margarine well with the sugar with an electric whisk or cake mixer until creamy.
- Beat in the lemon zest and eggs, one at a time. (Don’t worry if the mix splits).
- Sift the flour and baking powder together and gradually fold into the mixture.
- Put half the mixture into the loaf tin and place half the cherries into the batter then cover with the slices or marzipan.
- Put the rest of the batter into the tin then distribute the rest of the cherries on top and push them in.
- Using a spatula cover the cherries with the batter firming the mixture to the edge.
- Sprinkle Demerara sugar on top.
- Bake on the middle shelf of the oven for about 50 minutes or until the center springs back to the touch.
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