Almond and Raspberry Torte
- 2 cups raspberries or pitted cherries
- 1 cup flour
- 11/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 11/4 cups ground almonds
- Confectioners' sugar, for sprinkling
- Butter the cake pan, line the base with waxed or parchment paper, and then butter and flour it.
- Wash the raspberries, dry them on paper towels, and then snip off the blossom ends and stems.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream the butter until smooth in an electric mixer.
- Add the sugar and continue to beat until soft and light, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Beat in the egg until well mixed, about 1 minute.
- Stir in the ground almonds by hand, followed by the flour mixture.
- Expect the batter to be quite stiff.
- Spread half the batter in the cake pan.
- Sprinkle the fruit on top and dot with the remaining batter so the fruit is almost covered.
- Bake until the torte starts to shrink from the sides of the pan and the top is firm when lightly pressed with a fingertip, 45 to 55 minutes.
- The top will be rustic looking, like a crumble.
- Let the torte cool for 10 to 15 minutes in the pan, then loosen the sides and slide the torte onto a rack to cool completely.
- Sprinkle it with confectioners' sugar and serve it warm or at room temperature.
raspberries, flour, baking powder, salt, butter, sugar, egg, ground almonds, confectioners
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/almond-and-raspberry-torte-recipe.html (may not work)