Amaretti Almond Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

200 g butter, softened plus extra for greasing
200 g marzipan, grated or finely chopped
125 g caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp almond extract
Pinch None salt
4 medium eggs
350 g plain flour, sifted
1 tbsp baking powder
5 tbsp milk
2 x 400 g cans cherries, drained and patted dry with kitchen paper
60 g amarettini biscuits
None None icing sugar, for dusting
None None whipped cream, to serve (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0F. Grease and line a 10 inch springform pan.
Beat together butter, marzipan, sugar, vanilla extract, almond extract and pinch of salt until creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well between each addition. Fold in flour and baking powder then milk. Fold in cherries and cookies. Transfer to prepared pan, level surface and bake for 45-50 mins, until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
Let cool in pan for 30 mins then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar and serve with whipped cream, if desired.