Peach and Almond Loaf Cake
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Serves: 10
 
Ingredients
  • 175g unsalted butter
  • 175g caster sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 50g amaretto biscuits
  • 200g self raising flour
  • 175g chopped peaches
  • 50g flaked almonds
  • *Decoration*
  • 50g icing sugar
  • a little cold water - 1 tbsp at a time
  • 25g flaked almonds
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 180C/160C fan/
  2. Grease and line a 2lb loaf tin
  3. whizz the amaretto biscuits in a food processor to make fine crumbs - put to one side
  4. Put the butter, caster sugar into a large bowl and beat with an electric hand mixer for 5 mins until pale and creamy
  5. Add the eggs and beat again for a few more minutes
  6. Add the flour and crushed biscuits and fold in until well combined
  7. Pour ⅓ of the cake batter into the tin
  8. Scatter ½ of the peaches and 25g of the flaked almonds over the top
  9. Add another ⅓ of the cake batter , spread well and then top with the remaining fruit and another 25g of almonds
  10. Then top with the remaining cake batter
  11. Bake in the oven for 50-60. minutes until well risen and cooked right through
  12. Once the cake is completely cool, top with some icing * and the rest of the flaked almonds.
  13. *make the icing by adding water to the icing sugar, 1 tbsp at a time, until you get a thick consistency
Recipe by Mummy Mishaps at http://www.mummymishaps.co.uk/2017/07/peach-almond-loaf-cake.html