Marzipan Cake with Caramelised Peaches, Strawberries & Juniper Berry Syrup

Ingredients

  • 140g Marzipan
  • 2 Eggs
  • 20g Flour
  • 2.5ml Baking Powder
  • 90g Butter
  • 1 Tablespoon Rum
  • 4 White or yellow fresh peaches
  • 1 Tablespoon juniper berries
  • 100g Castor Sugar
  • 250g fresh strawberries

Method

  1. Mix marzipan & eggs with a spatula then add flour & baking powder.
  2. Melt 40g of the butter and add with the rum to the mixture.
  3. Bake in a buttered cake tin for 15-20 minutes at 170°C.
  4. Once cooked, place on a rack to cool down & cut into 4 pieces.
  5. Cut peaches in half & remove the stones.
  6. Heat remaining butter in a pan over moderate heat & fry peaches in it for two minutes on each side.
  7. Sprinkle sugar over peaches and add the juniper berries.
  8. The peaches will now start to caramelise. Add a little water if the caramel becomes too thick.
  9. Add the strawberries and fry another two minutes.

To Serve

  • Fan one peach half per plate by holding it at one end and cutting lengthways almost all the way along.
  • Arrange a slice of marzipan cake with the other peach half, place strawberries on top and pour over some juniper berry syrup.
  • Serve with ice cream.
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