Almond And Quince Cake

• 3 1/2 tablespoons butter softened plus extra to grease the pan
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 13/16 ounces quince paste you can substitute fig jam
• 3 large eggs separated
• 1/2 lemon
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 9/16 cup cake flour
• 1 1/8 cups ground almonds
• apricot jam

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
2. Grease an 18 by 28 centimeter cake pan.
3. Cream the butter and sugar together until lighter in color.
4. Add in the quince paste, egg yolks, lemon zest, and cinnamon. Mix well.
5. Add in the sifted flour and ground almonds. Mix again.
6. Separately, in a bowl whisk the egg whites into stiff peaks. Carefully fold them into the first mixture.
7. Bake 10 minutes until golden.
8. Baste the top with some apricot jam melted with a splash of water.

butter, sugar, substitute fig jam, eggs, lemon, ground cinnamon, cake flour, ground almonds, apricot

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Almond-and-Quince-Cake-626901 (may not work)