Fig Almond Bundt Cake Food

ALMOND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter and flour an 8-inch round cake pan.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, cake flour and baking powder. Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and almond paste on high speed until smooth, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low and add vanilla extract and slowly pour in confectioners' sugar. Mix until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Raise speed to high and add the egg yolks and whole eggs, one at a time. Reduce speed to medium and add the sour cream and dry ingredients and mix until just incorporated.
• Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and smooth the surface with a spatula. Bake in the lower third of the oven for 35 minutes, or until the cake is golden and pulls away from the sides of the pan. Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cool. Remove from pan and dust with confectioners' sugar.

FIG AND ALMOND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 9-inch fluted tart pan or pie pan; set aside. Put almonds and 1/4 cup sugar in a food processor and grind to a coarse powder. Add flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; pulse to combine.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, melted butter, honey and almond extract. Add almond mixture and beat for a minute until batter is just mixed. Pour batter into pan.
• Remove stem from each fig and cut in half. Arrange fig halves cut-side up over the batter. Sprinkle figs with sugar and bake for 30 minutes, until golden outside and dry at center when probed with a cake tester. Cool before serving.

APRICOT ALMOND BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, then greast & flour 10" bundt pan.
• With electric mixer, cream together the butter & sugar.
• Add eggs, one at a time, before adding extract.
• In another bowl, sift or whisk together flour, baking powder & salt.
• Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with sour cream.
• Sprinkle 1/2 cup almonds on bottom of pan.
• Pour half the batter over nuts.
• Arrange remaining nuts over batter.
• Drop spoonsful of apricot preserves over the nuts, but not touching side of pan.
• Pour remaining batter over the preserves.
• Bake for 55 minutes.

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.

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.

FIG AND ALMOND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a 9-inch fluted tart pan or pie pan; set aside.
• Put almonds and 1/4 cup sugar in a food processor and grind to a coarse powder.
• Add flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; pulse to combine.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, melted butter, honey and almond extract.
• Add almond mixture and beat for a minute until batter is just mixed. Pour batter into pan.
• Remove stem from each fig and cut in half. Arrange fig halves cut-side up over the batter.
• Sprinkle figs with 2 tbl.sugar and bake for 30 minutes, until golden outside and dry at center when probed with a cake tester. Cool before serving.

GLAZED ALMOND BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; prepare 12-cup Bundt pan using butter and flour or Baker's Joy; set aside.
• Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and ground almonds together; set aside.
• In a big bowl, beat the butter with 1 ½ cups sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Stir in the almond and vanilla extracts.
• Stir in the flour mixture alternating with the milk, mixing only until blended; pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for 60-70 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.
• Let cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.
• Cool 10 minutes longer; place the rack over wax paper to catch the topping drippings.
• Make the topping: add all ingredients to a saucepan; bring to a boil.
• Decrease heat and stir until sugar dissolves and the mixture is slightly thickened.
• Pour the topping over the warm cake and serve warm or at room temperature.

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.