
Nutrition and extra info
- without chocolate drizzle
Nutrition: per slice (10)
- kcal490
- fat32g
- saturates16g
- carbs42g
- sugars30g
- fibre2g
- protein7g
- salt0.6g
Ingredients
- 200g butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
Butter
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- 140g fresh cherry, halved and stoned
Cherry
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- 140g plain flour
- 200g golden caster sugar
- 3 medium eggs
- 1½ tsp baking powder
Baking powder
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- 75g ground almond
- 2 tbsp milk
Milk
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- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 200g dark or milk chocolate, chopped
Milk chocolate
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- 2 tbsp toasted flaked almond
Method
Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease and line a 900g loaf tin with baking parchment. Toss the cherries in 1 tbsp of the flour, then set aside.
Put the butter and sugar in a large bowl, and whisk until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well between each addition. Fold in the remaining flour, the baking powder and ground almonds. Stir in the milk, the vanilla and almond extracts, and 100g of the chocolate with a spatula. Scrape half the cake mixture into the tin, scatter half the cherries over the top, then add the remaining cake mixture and the remaining cherries. Bake for 1 hr 10 mins or until a skewer comes out clean.
Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then remove and place on a wire rack to cool completely. Melt the remaining chocolate in the microwave in 20-sec bursts, then drizzle or pipe over the top of the cake and scatter with the almonds. Wait for the chocolate to set a bit before slicing. Will keep in the cake tin for up to 3 days.
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