Summer fruit & vanilla cake difficulty **  98 

Cuts into 16

Preparing time: 20 minutes 

Cooking time: 40-45 minutes 

Ingredients:

• 250 g slightly salted butter, softened
• 225 g caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkle 
• 3 eggs 
• 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
• 225 g self-raising flour 
• 150 g ground almonds 
• 3 tablespoons milk 
• 400 g mixed fresh summer fruits

1. Beat together the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and flour in a bowl until pale and creamy 
2. Stir in the ground almonds, milk and half the fruits 
3. Spoon the mixture into a greased and lined 28 x 24 cm shallow baking tin or roasting tin and level the surface 
4. Scatter with the remaining fruits 
5. Bake in a preheated oven, 180 C( 350 F),Gas Mark 4, for 40-45 minutes or until just firm to the touch and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean 
6. L:eave to cool in the tin, then transfer to a board and peel off lining paper 
7. Sprinkle with caster sugar and cut into squares 
8. Enjoy! :-)