beauties!
this was SO gorgeously good
& feels so deep in it's midsummer-ness....
in it's lightness & it's subtle rich feel
you are going to LOVE it.
i didn't switch out any ingredients
as i wanted to taste it from the recipe
and then i will make changes if need be
nigel slater has it down....
midsummer cake
*gather*
(in image above)
3/4 cup butter
1 cup minus 2 tbs cane sugar
3-4 emerald pluots
2 eggs
11/3 flour
a scant cup ground almonds
2 tbs almond milk
1 1/2 cups yellow raspberries
*mix*
butter 8 or 9" pan
line with parchment paper
cream butter & sugar together
until pale & fluffy
chop pluots//put on side
beat eggs lightly
add to butter/sugar action
(if curdling occurs/add 1 tbs flour)
then...
mix flour and almond meal together
i put slivered almonds into a coffee grinder
and created the almond meal
add this dry to the mixer
add the almond milk
once incorporated add the fruit
*bake*
preheat oven to 350
scrape mixture into buttered pan
for an hour & ten minutes
toothpick test
and voila...
it's SO darn good & simple
which we really love!
if you are inspired...
please let me know
how it goes
leave a comment below
xxxx