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Cherry cake
Photo: David Holifield

Cherry cake

11 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 10-12 openrecipes
Cherry cake

A lovely cherry sponge cake with a little extra texture from the ground almonds. Dusting the cherries with flour helps stop them sinking to the bottom of the cake.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

790
Calories
22g
Protein
19g
Fat
134g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 200g/7oz glacé cherries
  • 225g/8oz self-raising flour
  • 175g/6oz softened butter
  • 175g/6oz caster sugar
  • 1 lemon
  • 50g/1¾oz ground almonds
  • 3 large free-range eggs
  • 175g/6oz icing sugar
  • 1 lemon
  • 15g/½oz flaked almonds
  • 5 glacé cherries

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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