Name: Cherry and pine nut crumble cake
Prep time: 95 min
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 150 grams butter, softened; 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind; 1 cup (220g) caster sugar; 2 eggs; ¾ cup (110g) self-raising flour; ½ cup (75g) plain flour; ½ cup (60g) almond meal; ½ cup (125ml) milk; 400 grams fresh cherries, pitted; 2 teaspoons icing sugar; Crumble; ½ cup (75g) plain flour; ½ cup (110g) firmly packed brown sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cardamom; 50 grams butter, chopped; ½ cup (80g) pine nuts; Sautéed cherries; 2 teaspoons butter; 100 grams fresh cherries, pitted; 1 tablespoon caster sugar

Cherry and pine nut crumble cake

This afternoon tea cake gets its unique flavour and texture from in-season cherries and a crunchy pine nut crumble topping.

Serves 8

Prep

1H 35M

Ingredients

150 grams butter, softened

2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind

1 cup (220g) caster sugar

2 eggs

¾ cup (110g) self-raising flour

½ cup (75g) plain flour

½ cup (60g) almond meal

½ cup (125ml) milk

400 grams fresh cherries, pitted

2 teaspoons icing sugar

Crumble

½ cup (75g) plain flour

½ cup (110g) firmly packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon ground cardamom

50 grams butter, chopped

½ cup (80g) pine nuts

Sautéed cherries

2 teaspoons butter

100 grams fresh cherries, pitted

1 tablespoon caster sugar

Method

1.Preheat oven to 160°C/140°C fan. Grease a 22cm springform pan; line base and side with baking paper.

2.Beat butter, rind and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in combined sifted flours and almond meal alternately with milk. Spread mixture into pan; smooth the surface. Place cherries on cake mixture.

3.Make crumble; sprinkle over the  cake mixture.

4.Bake cake for 1 hour 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave cake in pan for  5 minutes before turning, top-side up, onto a wire rack.

5.Make sautéed cherries.

6.Serve cake topped with sautéed cherries and dusted with sifted  icing sugar.

Crumble

7.Combine flour, sugar and cardamom  in a medium bowl. Rub in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.  Stir in pine nuts.

Sautéed cherries

8.Melt butter in a small frying pan.  Add cherries and sugar; cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.

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