Glacé Almond Madeira -

Glacé Almond Madeira

Ingredients

215 g (7½ oz) self-raising flour
40 g (1½ oz) ground almonds
25 g (1 oz) cornflour
Pinch of salt
275 g (10 oz) butter
275 g (10 oz) caster sugar
½ teaspoon (2.5 ml) almond essence
5 eggs, beaten
1½ tablespoons (22.5 ml) milk
1 tablespoon apricot jam
1 tablespoon (15 ml) orange juice
100 g (4 oz) assorted glacé fruit, very thinly sliced

Details

Serves: 8

Method

1 Grease and line a 900 g (2 lb) loaf tin.

2 Sift the flour, ground almonds and cornflour into a large bowl, then stir in a pinch of salt.

3 In a separate bowl, beat togeth­er the butter, sugar and almond essence until light and fluffy. Add the eggs a little at a time, beating well after each addition, and adding the milk and a little of the flour mix­ture to prevent curdling. Gently fold the flour mixture into the egg mixture until smooth.

4 Spoon the mixture into the pre­pared loaf tin. Make a dip in the centre with the back of a spoon and place in a preheated oven, 180˚C (350˚F), Gas Mark 4, for 1 hour 20­-25 minutes, or until well risen and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Turn out and cool on a wire rack.

5 Heat the apricot jam and orange juice together until the jam has melted. Brush over the cake and arrange the glacé fruit on top.

PREPARATION TIME: 20 MINUTES
COOKING TIME: 1 HOUR 20-25 MINUTES
OVEN TEMPERATURE: 180˚C (350˚F), GAS MARK 4

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