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Berry & Marzipan Loaf Cake
Rated 5.0 stars by 1 users
Category
Puddings and desserts
Cuisine
British
Author:
Emily Davenport
Servings
12 servings
Prep Time
20 minutes
Calories
321
A soft, sweet and light cake that will melt in the mouth. Berry and Marzipan Loaf Cake is taken from the Dairy Diary.
Ingredients
- Golden caster sugar 175g (6oz)
- Butter 175g (6oz), softened
- Eggs 3
- Self-raising flour 150g (5oz)
- Ground almonds 75g (3oz)
-
Marzipan 125g (4½oz), cut into small cubes
- Blueberries 75g (3oz)
- Raspberries 75g (3oz)
- Flaked almonds 25g (1oz)
Directions
Preheat oven to 180°C/160°fan/Gas 4
- Grease and line a 900g (2lb) loaf tin
- Cream sugar and butter until pale and fluffy
- Beat in eggs, one at a time, until combined
- Sift in flour and sprinkle in ground almonds
- fold into mixture
- Gently fold in marzipan and berries until just combined
- Spoon into tin, smooth the top and scatter with flaked almonds
- Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean (halfway through you may need to cover with foil if browning too much)
- Leave to cool in tin for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
Calories 321, Fat 19.3 grams, Saturated Fat 8.4 grams
