I love cherries in the summer and wanted to make an easy cake with them for the weekend. My mummy suggested to make cherry clafoutis, a famous and easy French pudding. The batter is similar to a pancake mixture which is poured over the cherries then baked in the oven. I’m allergic to dairy, so I’ve used almond milk and dairy-free sunflower spread to grease the pan.

This is a very simple recipe, do try it, because it’s also very yummy!

You’ll need:

• Dairy free spread, for greasing
• 1 Tbsp unrefined sugar to sprinkle
• 300g cherries
• 50g self-raising flour
• 3 eggs
• 50g unrefined sugar
• 250 ml  almond milk
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

How to make it:

1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC.
2. Mix the eggs, flour, milk, vanilla and sugar in a food processor until smooth. If you have time, rest the batter for 15-20 minutes.
3. Grease a medium sized baking dish with the spread.
4. Stone the cherries and dot them around the dish. Sprinkle them with the 1 Tbsp sugar.
5. Pour the batter over the cherries until they are just covered.
6. Bake for about 30-35 minutes until golden.
7. Let it cool before serving and dust with icing sugar.

Tips

• You can use gluten-free flour or ground almonds instead of wheat flour if you like!