Cherry Streusel Cake

• 250 g butter
• 600 g cherries
• 2 tbsp cherry jam
• 500 g plain flour
• 200 g caster sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 medium egg
• 1/2 bottle bitter almond oil
• 75 g amaretti biscuits, chopped
• 1 tbsp icing sugar
• None None lemon balm, for decoration

1. Preheat oven to 400u0b0F. Melt the butter and allow to cool slightly. Mix the cherries with the jam.
2. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Add the egg, almond extract, and melted butter and mix into a crumble texture.
3. Lay 2/3 of the crumble on the base of a 9 inch springform pan. Spread the cherries on the base, combine the chopped amaretti with the remaining crumble and sprinkle on top. Bake on the bottom rack of the oven for 40-50 minutes.
4. To serve, remove from the pan, dust with powdered sugar and decorate with lemon balm.

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