Almond Cake with Fresh Fruit

• 1 cup blanched almonds
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 stick unsalted butter
• Pinch salt
• 1/4 cup raspberry preserves
• 2 cups sliced fruit, bananas, strawberries, raspberries, kiwi or peaches
• 1/4 cup apricot preserves
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Butter and line a 9-inch cake pan with parchment paper.
2. Chop almonds in food processor.
3. Add the sugar and eggs and process 1-minute.
4. Add the butter and salt and process 1 minute more.
5. Spread the mixture in the prepared pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
6. Cool on a wire rack in pan.
7. When cool, carefully unmold.
8. Melt raspberry preserves and spread over cake.
9. Slice fruit and arrange over cake.
10. Combine apricot preserves and lemon juice in a small saucepan.
11. Heat until melted.
12. Strain and drizzle over fruit.

blanched almonds, sugar, eggs, butter, salt, raspberry preserves, bananas, apricot preserves, lemon juice

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/almond-cake-with-fresh-fruit-recipe0.html (may not work)