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Home > Cakes, Desserts & Treats > Gluten Free Cherry and Almond Cake

Gluten Free Cherry and Almond Cake

Published July 15, 2016, Updated May 25, 2018 By Nicky Corbishley 5 Comments

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A fluffy Gluten Free Cherry and Almond Cake with fresh cherries and dollops of jam. So tasty!

A fluffy Cherry and Almond Cake with fresh cherries and dollops of jam. So tasty and gluten free too!

Fresh cherries are so tasty right now!!

I remember my mum coming home with paper bags of cherries when I was little and it was so exciting. They were expensive, so a bit of a rare treat. We’d sit on the sofa and eat the lot, nibbling around the stone. If you could eat all the flesh whilst leaving the stone attached the stem there was a real sense of achievement!

I still see them as a treat even now, but only when they come in paper bags. The ones sealed in plastic cartons just aren’t the same.

A fluffy Cherry and Almond Cake with fresh cherries and dollops of jam. So tasty and gluten free too!

I attempted to use my cherry stoner for this cake. Man that’s one fiddly job! Am I missing the knack or are my hands supposed be be dyed red by the time I’ve finished?

Cherry Almond Tart prep

Cherry Almond Tart prep-2

You can use the tinned variety (the ones in the canned cherry pie mix are nice) if you don’t want to de-stone all those cherries!

This is an adapted version of the rhubarb and amaretti cake I made a couple of months ago. I loved the tender, crumbly cake so much I decided to play around with a gluten free version. Since there’s only a little flour in the rhubarb cake, swapping it out like-for-like with gluten free flour makes no difference to how good the cake tastes. Of course, you can use regular flour if you don’t need a gluten free version.

A fluffy Cherry and Almond Cake with fresh cherries and dollops of jam. So tasty and gluten free too!

Serve this cake warm with ice cream, or cool with cream (or on it’s own as a tinfoil-wrapped handbag snack – yes I did that).

The Gluten Free Cherry and Almond Cake Recipe:

Gluten Free Cherry and Almond Cake

A fluffy Cherry and Almond Cake with fresh cherries and dollops of jam. So tasty and gluten free too!
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Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: British
Servings: 12 Servings
Author: Nicky Corbishley

Ingredients

  • 225 g unsalted butter room temperature
  • 200 g golden caster or granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 4 medium eggs
  • 200 g ground almonds/course almond meal
  • 50 g plain/all-purpose gluten free flour (I like Udi's). You can use regular flour if you're not worried about gluten.
  • 1 tsp gluten free baking powder
  • 2 heaped tbsp cherry jam
  • 200 g (1 cup) fresh cherries, stoned and sliced in half
  • 3 tbsp flaked almonds

Glaze:

  • 2 tbsp amaretto*
  • 2 tbsp confectioners's sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 170c
  • Cut the butter into chunks and place in a large bowl with the sugar. Whisk with an electric whisk (or in a stand mixer) until fluffy (about 3-4 minutes).
  • Add in the vanilla extract and almond extract, then whisk again whilst adding in the eggs, one at a time.
  • Fold in the ground almonds, flour and baking powder. Spoon into a 23cm loose-bottomed flan tin. Level the mixture with the back of a spoon.
  • Spoon the jam on top in little dollops, then swirl the jam in slightly with a blunt knife. Arrange the cherries on top in a single layer (I like a messy thrown-on look, but you can arrange neatly if you like). Push in very slightly, then sprinkle the almonds on top.
  • Place in the oven to cook for 35-40 minutes - until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
  • Whisk together the amaretto and confectioners' sugar to make the glaze. Put to one side (see note below if you'd prefer a non-alcohol version).
  • Take out of the oven and brush the glaze on top whilst the cake is still warm. Leave to cool in the tin for 20 mins, before removing and placing on a rack to cool further.
  • You can serve this cake warm (tastes great with ice cream) or room temperature.

Recipe Notes

*You can replace the glaze with 2 tbsp sieved jam mixed with one tbsp water - heat for a few seconds in a pan or microwave to loosen it up
Any leftover cake can be placed in an airtight box and stored at room temperature. It should keep for 2 days like this - although the top may get a little more sticky.
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Nutritional Information is per serving.

Nutritional Information

Nutrition Facts
Gluten Free Cherry and Almond Cake
Amount Per Serving
Calories 375 Calories from Fat 234
% Daily Value*
Fat 26g40%
Saturated Fat 10g50%
Cholesterol 94mg31%
Sodium 24mg1%
Potassium 121mg3%
Carbohydrates 30g10%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 23g26%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 560IU11%
Vitamin C 1.5mg2%
Calcium 77mg8%
Iron 1.2mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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A fluffy Gluten Free Cherry and Almond Cake with fresh cherries and dollops of jam. So tasty!

A fluffy Cherry and Almond Cake with fresh cherries and dollops of jam. So tasty and gluten free too!

Filed Under: Cakes, Desserts & Treats, Gluten Free

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  1. Chas says

    October 29, 2019 at 10:56 am

    Looks delicious. Wondering if it would work with a pack of frozen cherries from the supermarket (i.e. 200g worth after defrosting)… guess there’s only one way to find out!

    Reply
    • Nicky Corbishley says

      November 6, 2019 at 5:14 pm

      Hi Chas, I haven’t tried this, but if I did, I would defrost the cherries, then soak up any excess moisture with kitchen roll before adding to the cake. Hope that works out for you. Please let me know if you tried it 🙂

      Reply
  2. C L Wilson says

    July 18, 2019 at 6:12 am

    I’d love to make this for a friend of mine, who has to be wheat *and* dairy-free; can this be made, subbing out margarine for the butter?

    Reply
    • Nicky Corbishley says

      August 19, 2019 at 5:25 pm

      Yes, I think it will work just fine with margarine instead of butter.

      Reply
  3. Kath says

    May 27, 2018 at 7:53 am

    This is one of my favourite gluten free cakes, so delicious.

    Reply

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