12 oz flour
8 oz sugar
8 oz margarine
6 oz glace cherries
2 oz ground almonds
1 tsp almond extract
4 eggs
1/2 cup milk
Directions
1. Cream margarine and sugar. Add egg yolks, beat well, then add
flour, milk, glace cherries, ground almonds, and extract. Beat egg
whites until stiff and fold into the mixture. 2. Fold mixture into a
greased and lined 7" cake tin. Bake at 160C (320F or gas mark 3) for
75 minutes.
Servings: 1 servings
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Categories: Cake; Dessert; Fruit
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We hope you enjoy this Cherry Cake From Mary Killen recipe.
