Austrian Almond Swirl Cakes Recipe

Ingredients :

200 g plain flour

25 g cornflour

225 g butter, at kitchen temperature and soft

75 g icing sugar, sifted

1 tsp vanilla essence

25 - 40 g flaked almonds

6 glace cherries, halved

extra icing sugar

1. Place 12 paper cake cases in ungreased bun tins.
2. Set oven to 350F, Gas 4.
3. Sift flour and cornflour into a bowl.
4. In separate bowl, beat butter until very soft and creamy.
5. Gradually beat in sugar followed by essence.
6. Fork in flour.
7. Transfer mixture into an icing bag fitted with a 1.25 cm star shaped tube.
8. Pipe swirls of mixture into the 12 paper cases.
9. Press almonds gently into tops of each, leaving gaps in centers.
10. Fill with cherry halves, cut sides down.
11. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until pale gold.
12. Remove to a cooling rack, leave until cold and sift icing sugar over top of each.
13. Store in an airtight container.

Makes 12

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