A rich, buttery, moist mirabelle (or any fruit) cake, adapted from here and here, topped with a crisp caramel-almond Florentine-like topping, which was inspired by a popular German Bienenstich, is simply too good to miss in life - great for afternoon tea or morning coffee. I used mirabelles, but any other seasonal fruit would be fantastic too.
Mirabelle Cake with Caramelised Almond Topping
inspired and adapted from essen und trinken and living at home
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- Wash and stone the mirabelles. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Line a 24-26 cm / 10-11 inch baking pan with parchment paper or grease with a little butter.
- Put the spelt flour, oats, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a mixing bowl. Roughly mix in the softened butter with a fork. Whisk the buttermilk with the eggs and mix in 3 portions with a hand mixer for about 10 seconds each. Don't over mix the batter or the cake won't be tender.
- Scrape the batter into the prepared pan. Arrange the mirabelle halves on top.
- For the topping, place butter, honey and cream to the boil. Mix in the almond flakes or sticks and remove from the heat.
- Spread the glaze evenly over the mirabelles. Bake the cake in the lower third of the oven for 45-55 minutes until the cake is cooked through and the top is golden brown. Remove the cake from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the outside of the cake to release the topping from the pan. Carefully remove the sides of the pan and set the cake aside for 1 hour or until cooled completely. Serve with whipped cream if desired.
36 comments:
That looks delicious Angie
That looks amazing, serve it up!
Such a pretty delicious looking cake! I love the mirabelles, but can also imagine it with so many stone fruits. :-) ~Valentina
Beautiful and delicious cake. And this caramelized nutty topping? I'm on my way! :)
Se ve muy rica esa tarta. Gracias por la receta la haré pronto. Te mando un beso.
Beautiful cake Angie, looks so delicious Happy weekend hugs
...yummy!
Delicious -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
Gorgeous topping and I really like those caramelized bits. Plum season is almost here, and this recipe is a great way to use them! Thanks.
That does look delicious.
That looks crazy crunchy und uber lecker! How much more mirabelles do you have? Do you have a tree in your yard?
How pretty, love the topping.
Éva http://kitcheninspirations.wordpress.com/
My favortie flavor is Almond anything drooling over this cake!
The Florentine topping must add a wonderful flavor and texture! Lovely!
Ce gâteau gourmand a tout pour me plaire ! la saison des mirabelles est si courte qu'il faut en profiter
Beautiful and delicious!!.....I just want to have a piece of it!!........Abrazotes, Marcela
I could only imagine the heavenly smell of Mirabelle cake once out from the oven. Gosh. Yours looked so pretty and tasty.
Una torta deliziosa, ottima con i fiocchi d'avena!!!
Oh my goodness, that must taste incredible! Thank you for sharing another great recipe Angie :)
WOW! Beautiful and delish!
Have a great week ahead, Angie!
unique cake for me but look tasteful.... yummy
Angie, this looks like heaven! Such a perfect dessert for fall, and that topping!!!
Lovely photographs, it looks delicious.
All the best Jan
This cake looks particularly delicious!
This entire cake is too good to miss :)
Wow!!! Very beautiful presentation Angie...i like the topping that has gradation color of brown....
looks so buttery and creammy! Yummy!
Mouth watering cake. Looks beautiful and I am sure it is delicious.
Oh, I love it!
Wow che meraviglia!!!!
I hope I get the chance to try mirabelles one day, but I'm so glad I can try this yummy cake with other fruit!
Gorgeous! It looks so tasty.
This looks yummy!
Plum cakes are one of my favourites. Your caramelised almond topping sounds wonderful. A bit like florentines, but without the chocolate.
Choclette x
Wow! Love at first bite!
That looks really delicious Angie
Gosh, that almond topping looks fantastic.
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