The secret ingredient is almond meal in the batter and I think the 4 eggs it also requires helps give it a very rich taste for minimal effort.  I just pop everything in the food processor and before you know it, you have your cake batter ready to go.  It takes longer to disassemble and wash the parts of the food processor, to be honest.  Though the batter might spread a bit thin at first glance, it does rise and spread rather nicely.

The fruit topping is also super easy.  All you do is open your tins of pear and peach slices, drain and then stud the batter with them.  Then drizzle over a can of passionfruit pulp.

If you look closely at the photo, you might also find a new addition to my kitchen benchtop.  A set of ‘proper’ kitchen scales.  The kind with a dial front.  My set also features a nifty tare function.  They’re so much more reliable than those sleek looking digital scales that go haywire every once in a while before totally going nuts as they spew random flickering numbers at you.

Do you have that one cake recipe that’s easy, never fails and looks great?