Mixed Berry Almond Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 (7 ounce) package almond paste, grated through large holes of grater
• 10 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3 eggs, at room temperature
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup fresh blueberries
• 1 cup fresh raspberries
• 3 tablespoons sliced almonds
• 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour a 9-inch springform pan.
• combine white sugar, almond paste, and butter in mixing bowl; beat with an electric hand mixer on medium speed until smooth. add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. beat on high for 3 minutes.
• sift flour, baking powder, and salt into a separate bowl. add flour mixture to almond paste mixture and beat until just combined. pour 2 1/4 cups of batter into prepared pan, gently smoothing to edges. arrange blueberries and raspberries atop the batter layer; top with remaining batter. sprinkle almonds over the batter.
• bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes. cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. gently slide a knife around the inside edge of the pan and release springform circle.
• lightly dust cake with confectioners' sugar.