This cake is the answer to a cheese cake without the richness. The sponge is studded with blobs of cheese cake mixture, giving it a surprise factor which is delicious — lovely for afternoon tea in the garden.
- Preheat the oven to 160°C fan/gas mark 4.
- Grease and line the base and sides of a deep 23cm loose-based cake tin.
- Mix the ingredients of the cheese cake blobs in a bowl until just combined — be careful not to over-mix or it will become runny. Set aside.
- Whisk together the butter, sugar, eggs, flour, ground almonds, yoghurt, vanilla extract and salt, until smooth.
- Combine the strawberry jam and chopped strawberries.
- Spoon half the cake mixture into the prepared cake tin, then cover with all the strawberry mixture.
- Use the back of a teaspoon to create dips in the surface of the cake and dollop spoonfuls of cheese cake mix on top.
- Cover with the remaining cake mixture, being careful not to disturb the cheese cake and strawberry mixture below.
- Sprinkle over with flaked almonds and bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour.
- Cool for 20 minutes in the tin before turning out.