Cherzipan Cake (Cherry & Marzipan Cake)
I’ve had a block of Danish Anthon Berg marzipan in my cupboard for some time and decided that I really needed to find a good use for it. (Bit of a marzipan addict)! I had also seen many cherry cakes on the internet that I liked the look of.
Therefore, when a pack of Supersweet King Cherries were reduced in the supermarket the other day I decided to combine these 2 things and so the Cherzipan Cake (Cherry & Marzipan Cake) was born. Taking my mother’s basic cake mixture (from Lillian’s Apple Cake) I set about converting this into a loaf cake to incorporate 2 layers of king sized cherries and a middle layer of marzipan.
The result was a beautifully moist cake with the freshness of cherries and the sweet almond back notes from the marzipan and almond extract. If you don’t like almond extract then simply leave it out for a cleaner flavour!
I will definitely be making this cake again and again as it was a big hit and even my husband gave it top marks!
More fruity cake recipes
- Rhubarb & Marzipan Cake
- Simple Cherry Chocolate Cake
- Banana Cake
- Peach, Tea & White Chocolate Traybake
- Gooseberry Upside Down Cake with Honey
- Plum & Almond Traybake Cake
Do let me know if you make this Cherry & Almond Cake as I love hearing from you. You can also tag me using @fabfood4all on social media if you wish to share a picture!
Cherzipan Cake (Cherry & Marzipan Cake)
Ingredients
- 150 g / 6oz Plain flour
- 150 g / 6oz Butter softened or buttery margarine
- 75 g / 3oz Soft brown sugar
- 2 large Eggs
- 2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Almond extract optional
- 75 g White marzipan thinly sliced (Anthon Berg preferably)
- 220 g Cherries pitted (King size good)
- Zest of 1 lemon
- Sprinkling of Demerara sugar optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200C.
- Butter and flour a 2lb loaf tin.
- Beat the softened butter or buttery margarine well with the sugar with an electric whisk or cake mixer until creamy.
- Beat in the lemon zest and eggs, one at a time. (Don’t worry if the mix splits).
- Sift the flour and baking powder together and gradually fold into the mixture.
- Put half the mixture into the loaf tin and place half the cherries into the batter then cover with the slices or marzipan.
- Put the rest of the batter into the tin then distribute the rest of the cherries on top and push them in.
- Using a spatula cover the cherries with the batter firming the mixture to the edge.
- Sprinkle Demerara sugar on top.
- Bake on the middle shelf of the oven for about 50 minutes or until the center springs back to the touch.
Heather Haigh
Some of my favourite flavours – I have to try this!
Paul Wilson
Never heard of this before, great use for cherries.
Lisa Williams
such a beautiful cake 🙂 Such great flavours too !
DANIELLE VEDMORE
Cant believe I have never seen this before – on my to do list! I adore cherries (my favourite fruit) and I do love marzipan too! Especially on Battenburg cake 🙂
Camilla
I can’t believe it either! You will love it then Danielle:-)
serialcrafter
That looks fantastic, I love cherries and marzipan.
Camilla
Thanks Janice, it was lush:-)
Archana
Will get the second part round up up in a day or two. The first one is up already..
Yours is in the second half. Thanks again.
Jen
I love the combination of cherry and almond and adding marzipan sounds like a great idea. My Mum always used to bake a cherry and almond cake at Christmas as a lighter alternative to the Christmas cake. I might have to see if we can give this a go when I go back to visit in a couple of months.
Camilla
Thank you Jen, I do hope you can as it was a great cake!
Jacqueline @How to be a Gourmand
Cherzipan? Great name Camilla and great creativity. It’s good when you have things leftover in your store cupboard that you can put to good use isn’t it?.
Love almonds, cherries and marzipan and you have a moist cake inside? Perfect 🙂
Camilla
Well I was inspired by the Banoffee Pie which was invented by The Hungry Monk in Jevington, to date the best restaurant I’ve ever been to. So I thought Cherzipan was a long time coming and I would put it out there!
Sophie
Ooh this sounds interesting… I too have some marzipan hanging around in a cupboard so this might be a good use for it 🙂
Camilla
I totally recommend this cake to you. It’s simple yet effective and totally delicious!
Archana
To say wow to this cake . it seems inadequate but I do not have any words. Thanks for linking.
Camilla
Thank you. I look forward to seeing the other entries!