The 74th Bake: Mary’s Cherry Cake

This little number looks easy.  All I need is cherries and almonds.  Seems to be a lot of cherry and almond recipes in this cookbook.  I have taken up watching not only master chef, but the Great Australian Bake-off and the Great Kiwi Bake-off.  Lots of cooking shows. Not complaining, for me its my sport, fun competition that’s interesting and informative. (because I don’t DO sport, unless its the Olympics of course)  The Great Aussi Bake off were making quiches and I didn’t know that you were supposed to blind bake first or that a quiche is cooked to the point of having a wobble!  Who knew?  I was baking a quiche at the time, so I will give you my recipe for that sometime soon.  It’s a good one, you don’t have to blind bake it first and the pastry is quick and easy.  I whipped up this cake with (more…)