Cherry crumble cake

Make the most of juicy cherries in this cake, enriched with almonds and soured cream, and finished with a crumble topping. It's delicious with custard

Prep:35 mins
Cook:1 hrs 20 mins

Serves 10
Easy

Nutrition per serving

kcal 452
fat 24g
saturates 13g
carbs 50g
sugars 28g
fibre 1g
protein 7g
salt 0.7g

Ingredients

180g salted butter, softened, plus extra for the tin
220g golden caster sugar
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
250g self-raising flour
½ tsp baking powder
50g ground almonds
80g soured cream
300g fresh cherries, stoned and halved
45g plain flour
35g cold salted butter, cubed
20g golden caster sugar

Method

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter the base of a deep 20cm loose-bottomed cake tin and line with baking parchment.
To make the crumble topping, put the flour and butter in a bowl and rub together with your fingertips until you have a coarse, crumbly texture. Stir through the sugar, then transfer to the fridge.
Beat the butter and sugar with an electric whisk for 5 mins until light and fluffy. Gradually whisk in the eggs, beating well after each addition. Fold in the flour, baking powder, ground almonds and soured cream, then most of the cherries, reserving a handful to garnish. Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth over the top with a spatula. Dot with the reserved cherries, then bake in the centre of the oven for 30 mins.
Scatter over the crumble topping, then return the cake to the oven and bake for a further 30-50 mins until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin.
Slice the cake into thick wedges and serve with custard or ice cream, if you like. Store in a tin or airtight container for up to three days.