21/52 Johanna's Almond-Cherry Cake

I promise. Really. No cake will be easier and faster to make than this one.

And it is a recipe by my great-grandmother Johanna. Which makes it even more special, don't you think?

When trying to decide what to bake this week, I looked through a recipe book where I collected and wrote down baking recipes over the years. I totally forgot that this recipe was in there! Since I have never made it before (shame on me), it only took a split second to decide that this will be this week's cake.

Johanna's Almond-Cherry Cake

Inherited from my great grandmother

250 g (2 cups) ground almonds

250 g (1 1/4 cups) sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

6 eggs

1 glass of cherries (350 g or 12.3 oz after draining from juice)

• Preheat oven to 150°C (300°F).

• Mix almonds, sugar, baking powder and eggs.

• Pour into prepared springform pan.

•  Spread cherries onto batter and bake for 45 minutes.

My modifications:

None.

But when preparing the springform pan, I buttered it and then didn't use flour for dusting but also ground almonds.

The taste:
Very good! Basic, but good!

It does taste a bit like an omelette - but that's what happens when you use 6 eggs.

Which recipes have been in your family for a long time?