Easy Almond Bundt Cake Recipe With Almond Flavored Icing Food

GLAZED ALMOND BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan. Mix together the flour, baking powder, salt and ground almonds. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract and vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with 1 cup milk, mixing just until incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 60 to 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes and invert on a wire rack. Cool 10 minutes longer. Place rack on waxed paper. Combine 1/4 cup milk, 3/4 cup sugar, 1/2 teaspoon almond extract and toasted sliced almonds; pour over warm cake.

ALMOND CAKE WITH ALMOND ICING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat over to 375 degrees. In small sauce pan, add water and butter; bring to a boil.
• 2. In mixing bowl, add flour and sugar. Pour boiling water and butter mixture over flour and sugar. Mix well.
• 3. Add baking soda. Add extract. Add sour cream. Add eggs.
• 4. Pour into prepared 9x13 pan. Bake 20-25 minutes until middle is set.
• 5. Let cool 20-30 minutes.
• 6. Icing: Bring butter and milk to a boil. Put powdered sugar and extract in a mixing bowl. Pour butter/milk mixture into bowl with sugar and extract and mix.
• 7. Pour over cake and let sit for 20 minutes before serving.

PRIZE WINNING ALMOND BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F; grease and flour a bundt pan.
• Beat sugar, egg, almond extract, milk and softened butter together.
• Gradually add flour, baking powder and cinnamon.
• In bottom of greased bundt pan, sprinkle almonds and raw sugar to make a nice crunchy topping.
• Pour cake batter over almonds/sugar.
• Bake for 50 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean from center of cake.
• Cool for 15-20 minutes, then remove from pan.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Serve warm or cooled - your preference.

EASY ALMOND BUNDT CAKE RECIPE WITH ALMOND-FLAVORED ICING

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat oven to 350 F. Coat a 10-cup Bundt pan with cooking spray and sprinkle with 1/4 cup of sugar.
• In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat together butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in almond filling until combined.
• In a separate small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Alternately add the flour mixture to the butter mixture with the milk, starting and ending with flour mixture. Beat until well blended.
• Spread batter evenly into prepared pan.
• Bake 50 to 55 minutes, but begin checking at 45 minutes, or until toothpick tests with a few crumbs clinging to it.
• Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Then invert onto wire rack to cool completely.
• Gather the ingredients.
• In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, milk, and almond extract until there are no lumps. The mixture should run off a spoon but be opaque. Adjust as necessary.
• Drizzle over entire cake. Source: Adapted from "A Century of Family Favorites from Solo and Baker Brand" (H.M. Smyth Co., 1997).

BURNT ALMOND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease two 8-by-2-inch round cake pans.
• For the cake: Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together into a bowl and set aside.
• Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• Reduce the speed to medium-low.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating 30 seconds between additions.
• Add alternating increments of the flour mixture and buttermilk and vanilla, blending well after each addition; this should take about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
• Bake for about 30 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.
• Cool in pans, on wire racks, for 10 minutes, unmold the cakes and let cool completely.
• Note: The cake recipe makes two 8-inch round cake layers.
• Only one is used for this recipe.
• To make the brittle: Combine the granulated sugar, honey and water in a medium-sized saucepan.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar.
• Boil, without stirring, until the mixture turns a deep amber color, about 10 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the heat and immediately stir in the toasted almonds, butter and baking soda.
• Mix with a wooden spoon just until the butter melts and the foaming subsides.
• Pour the mixture into a nonstick or lightly greased baking sheet and set aside to cool.
• Once the brittle has hardened, break it up and crush to fine crumbs in a food processor.
• Store in a covered container in the refrigerator until ready to use.
• To make the custard cream: In a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, heat milk to barely simmering.
• Meanwhile, combine egg yolks, sugar and cornstarch in a medium mixing bowl.
• Whisk to blend smoothly.
• Stir the heated milk into the egg mixture; return mixture to saucepan.
• Bring back to a boil, over medium-low heat, whisking constantly; boil 1 minute.
• Remove pan from heat; add butter and vanilla, stirring to melt the butter.
• Transfer custard to a bowl; place a piece of waxed paper directly on top to prevent a crust from forming and refrigerate until cold.
• Whip the cream and confectioners' sugar until stiff peaks form.
• Fold into the chilled custard and refrigerate until ready to use.
• To assemble cake: Cut the cake in half horizontally.
• Place one layer on a cake plate, spread cake with cold custard cream and sprinkle with brittle crumbs.
• Cover with the remaining layer of cake.
• Spread the remaining custard cream over cake, applying a thinner coat to the sides than the top.
• Chill for a least 1 hour before garnishing.
• To garnish, press brittle crumbs onto the sides of the cake with the palm of your hand and sprinkle a layer of crumbs on the top.
• Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Note: To toast nuts, arrange in a single layer on a baking pan.
• Bake in a 375F oven until golden brown, about 7 to 10 minutes.
• Allow nuts to cool before using.

CHOCOLATE ALMOND CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add sour cream and extracts; mix well. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. , Pour into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50-55 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. , For frosting, cream butter, sugar and extracts in a small bowl until smooth. Add milk until frosting reaches desired spreading consistency. Spread over cake. Decorate with almonds.

ALMOND BUNDT CAKE FROM CAKE MIX

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour bundt pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, place cake mix, water, oil, eggs and almond extract. Mix until just blended. Beat on high for 2 minutes. Fold in nuts.
• Pour into prepared bundt pan.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes at 350°F or until cake tests done. Remove from oven and cool for 15 minutes.
• While cake is baking, prepare glaze. In a small saucepan, bring corn syrup and butter to boil. Remove from heat; stir in almond liqueur, keep warm over heat.
• Invert bunt cake onto cake round. Poke warm cake with a fork. Carefully brush on glaze every few minutes until glaze is done. Cool well before wrapping.