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Maple and almond loaf cake

Maple and almond loaf cake

Light and buttery, this maple loaf combines sweet maple syrup with ground and flaked almonds for a beautifully moist bake.

Maple and almond loaf cake ingredients

  • St Lawrence Gold dark maple syrup: 100g
  • Salted butter: 175g
  • Billingtons golden caster sugar: 100g
  • Eggs: 2
  • Greek-style yogurt: 100ml
  • Prova Gourmet Madagascan vanilla extract: 1tsp
  • Self-raising flour: 200g
  • Ground almonds: 50g
  • Flaked almonds: 50g

Maple and almond loaf cake method

  • Bake for 40 minutes, or until the loaf is almost cooked through.
  • Grease a 900g loaf tin with butter and line with baking parchment.
  • Beat the butter, golden caster sugar and maple syrup together for 4–5 minutes until light and creamy.
  • Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Stir in the greek-style yogurt and vanilla extract until fully combined.
  • Add the self-raising flour, bicarbonate of soda and ground almonds, then mix until smooth.
  • Spoon the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and scatter over the flaked almonds.
  • Bake for 40 minutes, or until the loaf is cooked through.

Plate & finish

  1. Slice and serve, or enjoy with a spoonful of Greek-style yogurt and an extra drizzle of maple syrup for added indulgence.
Maple and almond loaf cake

Products from the recipe

St Lawrence Gold dark maple syrup - 320g & 1L

Syrup

St Lawrence Gold dark maple syrup - 320g & 1L

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Afropol Fine Foods blanched ground almonds - 1kg & 10kg

Nuts

Afropol Fine Foods blanched ground almonds - 1kg & 10kg

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Nuts

Flaked almonds - 1kg

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Sugar

Billingtons organic golden caster sugar - 25kg

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Prova gourmet madagascan vanilla extract - 500ml & 1L

Vanilla extract

Prova gourmet madagascan vanilla extract - 500ml & 1L

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