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Strawberries and cream loaf cake

This is an afternoon delight, with an irresistible strawberry cream cheese frosting. Ground almonds add a marzipan flavour and crumbly texture. If you’re the experimental sort, you could start converting half the flour in all your favourite sweet bakes for ground almonds.

Serves 8 • Ready in 50 mins, plus cooling

for the almond cake:

175g unsalted butter, softened
175g golden caster sugar
3 free-range eggs
75g ground almonds
100g self-raising flour
½tsp baking powder
16g freeze-dried strawberry crisps or pieces
1tsp almond extract

for the topping:

180g cream cheese
1tsp vanilla bean paste
40g icing sugar, plus extra to dust
200g strawberries, cut in half

you will also need: