Almond Cake With Fresh Fruit Topping - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 1/2 tbsp butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 None egg
4 tbsp 2% milk
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup ground almonds
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 (13.5 oz) can apricot halves, drained
10 oz strawberries, halved
2 None kiwis, peeled and sliced
4 tbsp apricot jam
3 tbsp sliced almonds, toasted

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Grease an 8 inch springform pan. Cream butter and 1/3 cup sugar until creamy. Add egg and milk then add flour, baking powder and ground almonds. Transfer to prepared pan and bake for 25 mins, until a skewer comes out clean. Turn out onto a wire rack and allow to cool completely.
To decorate, whip cream until stiff, gradually adding remaining sugar. Spread over the top and edges of the cake and chill. Arrange apricots, strawberries and kiwi over top. Heat jam until lukewarm then brush over fruit. Press almonds around edges and serve.