Dried mixed fruits –1 cup,chopped and soaked overnight in 30ml brandy
Unsalted butter – 200g
Granulated sugar – 1 cup
Egg – 3 whole eggs
Vanilla extract – 2 teaspoons
All purpose flour – 2 cups
Baking powder - 1 teaspoon
Almond flour or ground almonds – ½ cup
Salt – ¼ teaspoon
Blanched and peeled almonds and dried strawberry for decorating
Instructions
Prepare:
Pre-heat oven to 160C/320F.
Grease a round cake tin with butter.
Place a baking paper.
Mix:
Wet Ingredients ->
In a mixing bowl place sugar and butter. Mix/Beat with an electric mixer.
When the sugar and butter is all airy and creamy add the eggs one by one.
Add vanilla extract and mix well.
Dry Ingredients ->
In a spearate mixing bowl, take sifted flour, baking powder, salt, almonds flour or ground almonds. Mix them with a spoon so that the baking powder mixes well.
Combine:
Add the flour mix to the wet batter and fold in gradually with the spatula.
Arrange:
In the greased and lined cake tin, pour the batter and rest for about 15mins.
Decorate the top with blanched and peeled almonds.
Bake:
Bake it in the pre heated oven at 160 C or 320 F for one hour.
After an hour. reduce the heat at 150 C or 300F and bake for another 30 minutes. This cake requires low heat and some time.
Once done insert a toothpick at the center to check. If it comes out clean you are ready. Cool it off on a wire rack once it’s done.