A delicious cake for an afternoon coffee or tea – very moist, not too sweet and made with buttermilk, apricots, peaches or even mangoes.

Preparation time: 30 minutes + 40-45 minutes baking

What you need:

1 cup (200g) sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 ½ cups (220g) flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

8 tablespoons (1 stick, 110g) butter, at room temperature

½ cup (80g) almond meal (or ground almonds)

¼ teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)

2 large eggs

¾ cup (180ml) buttermilk

5-6 apricots, 3-4 peaches (peeled) or 2-3 mangoes (peeled), pitted and cut into small pieces

¼ cup (20g) sliced almonds

How to do it:

Mix butter and sugar in a bowl, add eggs and beat well

Add almond meal and vanilla extract and mix well

Add flour and buttermilk and mix thoroughly

Grease a baking form with butter, pour the batter into the form and evenly spread it (I use a 8 X 11 inch (20 X 28 cm) form

Sprinkle apricot/peach/mango pieces on top

Add sliced almonds on top

Bake at 365F (185 C) for 40-45 minutes

Serve slightly warm or cold

Enjoy!