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Fresh Fruit Almond Cake




Source of Recipe


Source: Close-up on Cakes


List of Ingredients




3 eggs

1 cup sugar or 3/4 cup pear concentrate

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups stoneground all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 cup ground almonds

1/2 cup milk or apple juice

1/2 cup vegetable shortening or
3/4 cup grapeseed oil

3 firm ripe plums, halved and pitted

3 firm ripe apricots, halved and pitted

Extra ground almonds, for serving



Recipe



Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-inch springform cake pan and line the base with baking parchment or waxed (greaseproof) paper.


Place all of the ingredients, except the fruit, in a food processor and process until well combined. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and decoratively place the fruit, cut-sides down, around the top. Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean. Cool the cake in the pan before removing the sides.


Sprinkle the top of the cake with a little of the extra ground almonds and serve.