Amaretto Loaf Cake Food

LITTLE AMARETTO LOAF CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Grease and flour four 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans., In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar, water, amaretto, oil and melted butter until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into egg mixture. Stir in almonds., Transfer to prepared pans. Bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. , Meanwhile, for glaze, combine sugar, water and butter in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook and stir 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in amaretto., Remove cakes from oven; cool in pans on a wire rack 5 minutes. Pour glaze over cakes while in pans; let stand until glaze is absorbed, about 30 minutes. Remove cakes from pans. Store cooled cakes, covered, in refrigerator.

AMARETTO CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
• In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, instant vanilla pudding, water, oil, almond extract, and 2 tablespoons of the amaretto; blend together well. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean. Remove cake from oven and while it is still warm, poke holes in the surface. Drizzle with the Amaretto Glaze, insuring that some of the glaze fills the holes. Let the cake cool for at least 2 hours before removing from the pan.
• To make Amaretto Glaze: Sift the confectioners' sugar, and combine it with the remaining 1/2 cup amaretto. Blend until smooth. You may add more amaretto as needed.

RASPBERRY & AMARETTI CRUNCH CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to fan 140C/conventional 160C/gas 3. Butter and base line a loose-bottomed 20cm round cake tin. Put the butter, caster sugar, eggs, flour and ground almonds into a large bowl. Beat using an electric hand whisk until all the ingredients are well blended.
• Spread half the cake mixture in the lined tin. Scatter over half of the amaretti biscuits then a third of the raspberries. Very lightly press into the cake mixture.
• Dollop dessertspoonfuls of the remaining cake mixture over the amaretti and raspberries and spread evenly. Scatter the remaining amaretti and half the remaining raspberries over the top. Bake for 55-60 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
• Cool for 15 minutes in the tin. Run a knife round the edge and turn out. It will keep in a covered container in the fridge for up to 2 days.
• To serve, remove from the fridge an hour before serving and lightly dust with icing sugar before bringing to the table. Serve with the remaining raspberries and a little single cream.

HOMEMADE AMARETTO CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar until light and fluffy; beat in egg yolks one at a time. Fold in beaten egg whites. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, and add to batter a little at a time, alternating with sour cream. Stir until smooth. Mix in grated orange peel and walnuts and pour into buttered 9" tube pan. Bake 50 minutes at 350 degrees. Mix remaining sugar with orange juice and Amaretto and spoon over cake as soon as it comes out of oven. Cool before removing from pan.

AMARETTO FLOAT

Steps:

• Place 2 scoops of gelato or ice cream in each of 6 fountain glasses. Pour 1/4 cup of espresso and 2 tablespoons of amaretto over each. Fill the glasses with the cream soda, and serve immediately with a straw and long fountain spoons.

AMARETTO OLIVE OIL CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F with rack in middle. Grease pan with some oil, then line bottom with a round of parchment.
• Toast almonds in a rimmed baking sheet until fragrantly toasty and a shade darker, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool completely.
• Combine toasted almonds, matzoh meal, potato starch, 1/4 cup sugar, and salt in a food processor. Pulse until almonds are very finely ground.
• Whisk together egg yolks, olive oil, Amaretto, and half of almond mixture in a large bowl until combined (mixture will be slightly grainy from almonds).
• Beat whites with a pinch of salt in another bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until they just hold soft peaks. Increase speed to medium high and add 1/2 cup sugar in a slow steady stream, beating, and continue to beat meringue until it holds stiff glossy peaks.
• Fold one third of meringue into yolk mixture to lighten, then fold in remaining meringue gently but thoroughly.
• Sprinkle remaining almond mixture evenly over the batter and fold in gently but thoroughly. Pour batter into prepared pan, and smooth the top. Sprinkle the top evenly with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar.
• Bake until cake is golden, the top has formed a crust, and a tester comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and run a sharp knife along edge of pan. Cool cake in pan 30 minutes.
• If using a springform pan, remove sides of springform. Then, whether you are using the springform or a round cake pan, invert cake onto the rack. Remove bottom (if using springform) and parchment. Set another cooling rack over bottom of cake, then reinvert cake onto second rack, and cool completely.
• Serve cake in wedges with berries on the side.

AMARETTO CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine flour, baking powder and baking soda. Beat granulated sugar and 3/4 cup butter in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in liqueur. Beat in flour mixture alternately with sour cream.
• Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch round pans.
• Bake 30 to 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans 10 min. Loosen cakes from sides of pans with knife. Invert cakes onto wire racks; gently remove pans. Cool cakes completely.
• Beat cream cheese and remaining butter in large bowl with mixer until blended. Gradually beat in powdered sugar. Blend in cinnamon and almond extract.
• Stack cake layers on plate, filling layers with 1 cup of the cream cheese mixture. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with nuts.

AMARETTO CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, butter and sugar. Press onto the bottom and 1 in. up the sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in the Amaretto, extracts and salt. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour into crust. Place pan on a baking sheet., Bake at 325° until center is almost set, 55-60 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes. Combine the sour cream, sugar and almond extract; spread over top of cheesecake. Bake 5 minutes longer., Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan.

AMARETTO APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease 4 mini-loaf pans or 1 regular-sized loaf pan.
• With an electric mixer, beat butter until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs and vanilla, continuing to beat until well mixed.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon, mix well.
• Add half of the flour mixture to the butter/egg mixture, mix well.
• Add milk and Amaretto to the mixture, then the rest of the flour mixture, beating well after each addition.
• Fold in chopped apple, mixing gently but thoroughly.
• Pour mixture into loaf pan, or divide among mini-loaf pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes (25-30 for mini-loaf pans) until toothpick stuck in the middle comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and let cool in pan for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan and let cool on a rack.