1 1/2 cups self-rising Flour 1 cup Almond flour 1/2 Teaspoons Baking powder 1/3 cup Afia Corn oil plus 1/2 cup Maple syrup 2/3 cup Milk 1 Teaspoons Vanilla essence 1 Teaspoons Almond essence 1 Teaspoons Afia Cardamom powder 1 Egg
Almond swirl: 1/2 cup Almond butter 2 Teaspoons Almond essence 4 Tablespoons Maple syrup
Dash of milk (if needed)
Topping: 1/3 cup Almond flakes 2 Tablespoons Honey
How to prepare
For Almond swirl, mix all ingredients together to form a paste. add a dash of milk if it’s too thick, set aside.
For topping, in a small saucepan over medium heat, heat honey. As it starts to bubble, turn off heat and stir through almonds. once coated, set aside.
For the cake, pre heat oven to 170°C + grease & line loaf tin with parchment paper. Combine dry ingredients in one bowl & wet ingredients in another. Add wet mixture to the dry.
Add 1/2 your almond swirl paste to the cake batter and lightly mix it through to create a marble effect. Pour half the batter into your lined tin. Repeat the step and cover the top with honey almonds.
Place in the oven & bake for approx 40- 45 minutes, use a skewer to determine when it is done and remove when risen, golden and cooked.
Allow to cool before removing from the tin, dust with icing sugar & serve.