Almond Cherry Berry Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/3 cups butter, chopped
1 None vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar, plus extra to dust
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups ground almonds
8 None egg whites
1 x 14 oz can pitted cherries, drained
5.25 oz blueberries
None None Fresh cherries, to serve (optional)

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F. Lightly grease and line a 9 inch round springform pan with parchment paper.
In a small saucepan, combine butter and vanilla seeds. Stir over low heat until butter melts and turns light golden. Remove from heat and cool.
Combine powdered sugar and flour and sift into a large bowl. Stir in ground almonds.
In a large mixing bowl, beat egg whites until frothy. Pour into dry ingredients with cooled butter mixture. Mix until just combined and pour into prepared pan. Spread the pitted cherries and blueberries on top.
Bake 55-60 mins until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan 5 mins before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Top with fresh cherries, if desired, and dust with powdered sugar to serve.