Perfect day for baking

Yesterday was a perfectly foul day, rain and more rain, dark, dismal and grey. And so the perfect day to do some baking and afterwards indulge in the delicious Almond, marzipan and berry cakes with a large pot of freshly brewed coffee and a good book - heavenly. 

The chapter yesterday was called " Using up the marzipan "an interesting read - I had always thought marzipan had to be made from almonds but not so, apparently there is a marzipan made from peach kernels!

These delicious cakes are made from an almond cake mix incorporating pieces of marzipan and berries - I used blackberries and blueberries. ( unfortunately I hadn't any marzipan to use up so had to buy some, took Mr Slater's advice and bought a good quality one not the bright yellow kind)

The result is a lovely intense almond flavour with a burst of fruit, moist and crumbly at the same time. Loved these.