Light Fruit Cake With Almond Crumble - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
4 1/2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp light brown sugar
3 oz marzipan or almond paste
1/3 cup sliced almonds
-1 None Light Fruit Cake with Almond Crumble
5 oz golden raisins
3 oz coarsely chopped raisins
4 oz coarsely chopped glace peach
4 oz coarsely chopped glace apricot
2 oz coarsely chopped glace orange zest
2 oz coarsely chopped red glace cherries
1/2 cup orange liqueur
15 tbsp butter, at room temperature
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup granulated sugar
2 None large eggs, at room temperature
1/3 cup sour cream
1 cup ground almonds
1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
1/3 cup self-rising flour, sifted

Preparation

To make the almond crumble, place flour in a medium bowl. Cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in sugar, crumbled marzipan and nuts. Set aside.
Combine fruit and liqueur in a large bowl. Cover and let stand for 1 hour, or until most liquid is absorbed. Stir well.
Preheat oven to 300\u00b0F. Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan and line base and sides with 2 layers of parchment paper, extending paper 2 inches above sides.
In a stand mixer, beat butter, vanilla and sugar until combined. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time then beat in sour cream. Fold in fruit mixture then ground almonds and flour. Transfer to prepared pan and smooth surface. Sprinkle with almond crumble and bake for 1 hour 45 mins. Cover with foil and let cool in pan.