A lovely easy to bake Cherry Cake full of delicious glacé Cherry pieces and a wonderful almond flavour. This is a loaf cake which I always feel is a perfect tea time cake or a great idea to bring as a gift to someone’s home.
Cherry Loaf Cake
almond cake
Cherry Almond Cake
Sometimes, you just want a proper cake. You know? Just a proper tasting cake of what cake used to taste like and this recipe is just that. It’s crying out for a dainty plate and a cup of tea for pure nostalgic perfection.
Looking pretty impressive doesn’t hurt either 🙂 and it’s got ground almonds in it which helps to keep it moist and not become too dense or dry. The wonderful surprise is the layer of delicious cherry jam in the centre of the cake – perfect!
Almond Ring Cake
Using a bundt or ring tin can transform a lovely cake into something special. It’s one of my favourite tins to use as everything seems to look just that bit special out of it. The one trick for success is to grease and flour well. Once you do that, there won’t be any tears or tantrums with large pieces of cake stuck to the inside of the tin. I’m a massive fan of anything with almond flavour and this very pretty Almond Cake is surprisingly easy but with great results. I used yellow and white daisies to decorate but you could use multi coloured fondant flowers for a really pretty spring or summer display. I added Almond Extract to the icing too just to complete the whole experience. The smell in the kitchen was ah may zing!