Almond Cake With Fresh Berries

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 ounces almond paste
• 4 ounces unsalted butter, plus more
• unsalted butter, for greasing the pan
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 dash salt
• 1 cup cake flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 tablespoons water
• 3 tablespoons whiskey or 3 tablespoons rum or 3 tablespoons cognac
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 lbs mixed berries (raspberries, blueberries, strawberries and or or blackberries)
• 1/2 cup apricot jam, diluted with
• 1/2 cup water
• 8 -10 mint leaves
• 1 cup sour cream or 1 cup creme fraiche

Recipe

• 1 cake:.
• 2 preheat the oven to 350°f
• 3 butter an 8-inch round cake pan that is 2 inches deep.
• 4 line the bottom with parchment paper and butter the paper.
• 5 put the almond paste, sugar, 1 stick of butter and the vanilla in a food processor and process for 10 seconds.
• 6 add the eggs, milk, and salt and process for 5 seconds.
• 7 add the flour and baking powder and process for 5 to 10 seconds, until smooth.
• 8 pour the cake batter into the pan and bake for 45 minutes.
• 9 let cool.
• 10 the syrup:.
• 11 combine the syrup ingredients in a small bowl.
• 12 stir to dissolve the sugar.
• 13 assebmly:.
• 14 remove the cake from the pan and transfer to a serving platter.
• 15 using a spoon or pastry brush, moisten the cake with the syrup.
• 16 scatter the berries on top of the cake and around it.
• 17 spoon on the diluted apricot jam and garnish with the mint leaves.
• 18 serve with the sour cream or crème fraiche.
• 19 *you can make this cake early in the day. or make several cakes, wrap, well and freeze. defrost, still in their wrappings, in the refrigerator.