Heat oven to 160°C/320°F/Gas Mark 3. Grease & line a 900g/2lb loaf tin with a long strip of baking parchment. To make the loaf cake batter, beat the butter and sugar with an electric whisk until light & fluffy

Beat in the eggs, flour, almonds, baking powder and milk until smooth

Pour into the tin and bake for 55-60 minutes until golden, risen and a skewer poked in the centre comes out clean

As soon as the cake has come out of the oven, prick it all over with a skewer

Mix together the cordial and extra sugar, then pour all over the cake

Cool in the tin, then carefully lift out to slice