Lemon curd, yogurt and almond cake
Bursting with fresh citrus and nutty almonds, this is one you'll want to have waiting in the wings for when friends drop by
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- Serves: 10 persons
Ingredients
- 200g unsalted butter , softened
- 200g caster sugar
- 4eggs
- 175g self-raising flour
- 50g ground almonds
- 100g natural yogurt
- 100g lemon curd
- 15g whole almonds , finely sliced, or flaked almonds
- icing sugar , for dusting
- crème fraîche , to serve
Instructions
Step 1
Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line the base of a 23cm cake tin with baking paper. Beat together the butter and caster sugar until pale and fluffy, then add the eggs, one at a time.Step 2
Fold in the flour, ground almonds, yogurt and half the lemon curd until you have a thick, creamy batter. Spoon the batter into the tin, then dot over the remaining lemon curd and gently swirl in using a skewer or the tip of a cutlery knife. Scatter over the almonds and bake for 45-50 mins or until golden and risen, and the cake springs back when gently pressed. Leave to cool in the tin for 15 mins, then transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool completely. Dust with icing sugar, then serve with spoonfuls of crème fraîche.