Method

• Preheat the oven to160C.
• Line and grease a large loaf tin.
• Toss the cherries in 1 tablespoon of matzah meal, then set aside.
• Whisk the butter/ non dairy margarine and sugar in a mixer and cream together until light and fluffy.  Add the eggs one at time beating well between each addition.
• Fold in the remaining matzah meal, baking powder, ground almonds, milk, almond extract and chocolate. Finally, carefully fold in the cherries then spoon the mixture into the prepared baking tin.
• Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
• When the cake is cool transfer to a rack.
• Melt the topping chocolate in a double-boiler or the microwave, then drizzle over the cooled cake.
• Scatter with almonds and leave to set before serving.