midsummer cake.

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

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