Tea Cake Recipes - Strawberry Almond Cake Lets Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup/75 g all purpose/plain flour

• 1/8 tsp salt

• 1 1/4 cups/180 g finely ground almonds

• 3/4 cup/180 g butter, softened

• 1 2/3 cups/250 g confectioners'/icing sugar

• 6 large egg whites

• 12 strawberries, cut in half

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C/gas 4. Butter a 12-cup mini muffin pan. Sift the flour and salt into a medium bowl.

2. Stir in the almonds. Beat the butter and confectioners' sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until creamy.

3. Mix in the dry ingredients and egg whites. Pour the batter evenly into the prepared cups and place a slice of strawberry on top of each.

4. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into one comes out clean. Transfer to racks to cool.