" Rich Almond Cake "

" Rich Almond Cake "

The rich and exotic almonds provides a kind of luxury to this case which is best suited for your special occassions

Ingredients:

225 gms butter

225 gms caster sugar

3 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla essence

1 tsp almond essence

125 gms self raising flour

175 gms ground almonds

50 gms whole almonds ( blanched )

25 gms plain dark chocolate

Preparation:

• Preheat the oven to 150*C.
• Lighty oil the cake tin 
• Cream together the butter and sugar with a wooden spoon until light and fluffy. 
• Beat the eggs and essences together. Gradually add to the sugar and butter mixture and mix well between each addition
• Sift the flour ad mix with the ground almonds. Beat into the egg mixture until mixed well and smooth. Pour the batter in the cake tin.
• Roughly chop the whole almonds and scatter them over the cake. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes or until golden and risen. Check with a skewed if done. 
• Remove from the tin and leave to cool on a wire rack. Melt the chocolate in a small bowl placed over a saucepan of gently simmering water, stirring until smooth.
• Drizzle the melted chocolate over the cake and serve once it sets.