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200g unsalted butter, softened and diced, plus extra for the tin 200g golden caster sugar 3 medium eggs 100g ground almonds 100g plain flour 25g cocoa, sifted 1 tsp baking powder, sifted Preheat the ...

This strawberry-raspberry cake from Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson has a short ingredient list, and you can adapt it with different fruits, too. The Frasca Food and Wine chef adapted the recipe to make ...