Gooey Almond Butter Cake Food

OOEY GOOEY BUTTERCAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray.
• Combine the granulated sugar and butter in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium speed until blended. Add the eggs, vanilla and buttermilk and beat to combine. Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl. With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture to the wet mixture in three parts, mixing well between each addition and scraping down the bowl to fully combine. Put the dough in the prepared baking pan and press into an even layer across the bottom.
• For the gooey: Beat together the cream cheese and butter in the cleaned mixer bowl until combined. Using the low stir setting, add the confectioners' sugar and eggs in three parts, alternating between the two and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed, until combined. Mix in the vanilla and buttermilk. Pour the mixture over the dough in the pan and use a spatula to smooth over the top.
• Bake until the cake has set and the edges are golden brown, 50 to 55 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes, then dust with more confectioners' sugar before serving.

M. CUNNINGHAM'S ALMOND BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350-degrees.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring regularly.
• Pour the melted butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar into a large bowl and stir until smooth.
• Crack the eggs right into the same bowl and mix until the batter is creamy and all one color.
• Add the salt, almond extract, vanilla extract, and flour and stir briskly until the batter is smooth.
• Grease the bottom and sides of a 9-inch round cake pan with butter or nonstick cooking spray.
• Using a rubber spatula, scrape the batter from the bowl into the greased cake pan.
• Spread it evenly in the pan.
• Sprinkle the tablespoon of sugar, then the sliced almonds, over the top of the batter.
• Put the pan on the middle rack of the oven and set the timer for 35 minutes.
• When it rings, check to see if the cake is done.
• It should be light brown on top, and when you insert a toothpick in the center, it should have a few sticky crumbs adhering to it.
• If the cake is not browned enough and the toothpick comes out too wet, put the cake back in the oven and check it again in another 10 minutes.
• When the cake is done, remove it from the oven and let it cool on a heatproof counter for at least 30 minutes.
• Cut the cake into small wedges and serve with fresh fruit.
• This cake will stay fresh for about a week and will freeze indefinitely.
• Wrap it tightly in foil, or in a plastic bag you can seal with a zip or tie.
• Storing nuts: Whenever you have leftover nuts, freeze them in a plastic bag closed tightly.
• They will keep indefinitely in the freezer.

ALMOND AMARETTO GOOEY BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
• To make the crust: Combine crust ingredients and mix well with an electric mixer on low speed, 1 1/2-2 minutes.
• Spray fingers with cooking spray and pat crust mixture into the pan; set aside.
• To make filling: in another bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth.
• Add the eggs, almond extract, vanilla extract, amaretto, and butter; mix well.
• Add powdered sugar and mix well.
• Stir in the almonds.
• Pour the batter over the cake mixture.
• Bake for 40-50 minutes. (mine were done at 40 minutes).
• Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour.

GOOEY ALMOND BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• preheat to 350°F.
• CRUST:.
• mix in a large bowl cake mix, melted butter, egg, and almonds.
• Blend with mixer on low speed for 2 minutes.
• The batter should form a ball.
• Place batter into an ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. evenly over the bottom.
• Set the pan aside.
• FILLING:.
• Mix cream cheese until fluffy.
• Add the eggs, almond extract, and melted butter and beat on medium speed for 1 minute.
• Add the powered sugar.
• Beat on medium speed until the sugar is well blended in about 1 minute.
• Pour the filling onto the crust and spread so that the filling covers the entire surface and reaches the sides of the pan.
• Place in oven.
• Bake the cake for 45 minutes or until brown.
• The cake will not look done it's supposed to look that way.
• Remove the pan from the oven and place on wire rack to cool, then cut into squares and serve.

CARAMEL, CHOCOLATE & ALMOND GOOEY BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13x9 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
• Toast the almonds at 350 degrees for 8 minutes or until golden. Set aside to cool.
• In a mixing bowl mix together the cake mix, one stick of melted butter and one egg until combined.
• Press the mixture evenly into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• On top of the crust sprinkle the mini chocolate chips, toffee bits and toasted almonds.
• In the same mixing bowl, mix together the softened cream cheese and the Dulce de Leche until combined.
• Beat in the remaining 3 eggs, vanilla, powdered sugar and 1stick melted butter.
• Whip on medium high speed so that all of the ingredients are well blended.
• Pour the filling over the crust and place into the oven.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes. When you remove it from the oven, the cake will still appear a little "jiggly." This means you did not over bake the cake!
• Allow the cake to cool to room temperature then drizzle with chocolate glaze and sprinkle with toffee bits.
• Serve with a dollop of whipped cream.
• Glaze:.
• Melt 1/2 cup of additional chocolate chips and 1 tablespoon of heavy cream in the microwave. Stir until completely smooth - if thick add up to 1 tablespoon of cream to thin.

GRANDMA'S GOOEY BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine all cake base ingredients and mix well.
• Pat into lightly greasted 13x9 baking pan.
• Prepare filling.
• Beat cream cheese until smooth.
• Add eggs and vanilla.
• Add butter and beat.
• Add powdered sugar and mix well.
• Pour over cake mixture.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes.
• You want the center to be a little gooey, so make sure not to overbake.

ST. LOUIS STYLE GOOEY BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Lightly grease (or spray with Pam) one deep 9x13 rectangular cake pan. I would suggest a 4 in deep pan, as the cake rises when it is cooking, but a oven-safe disposable coffee cake pan from the grocery store would work fine too.
• Melt butter. I do this by heating the the microwave on low power for 30 seconds.
• Empty cake mix into a large bowl.
• Stir melted butter, along with ONE egg, into the cake mix.
• PRESS mixture into pan. Mixture will have the consistency of sticky dough. Using a spatula works for me, but pressing with clean fingers will do the trick as well.
• In a large bowl, mix cream cheese, almond or vanilla extract, confectioners sugar and the remaining two eggs.
• Beat for three minutes with an electric mixer set on medium high speed, or until smooth with NO lumps.
• Pour evenly over top of the cake mixture in the pan. Use a spatula to spread.
• Place a large cookie sheet on the rack below the cake. Sometimes when you use a cake pan with less depth, the cake bubbles and spills over. The cookie sheet will spare your oven! Bake at 350 for 30-45 minutes until golden brown on top. Cooking time is estimated, you will really have to watch it here! I always take the cake out when it turns a darkish golden brown. Note that there will be a paper thin sugar "crust" that will form while the cake is baking. It the top layer of sugar hardening, and this is what will turn golden brown. It adds great texture!
• Allow cake to cool COMPLETELY. This is very important, as the cake will not cut easily until it is completely cool. You will notice that the cake has sunken and set. This is normal. Refrigeration is optional. I personally like it at room temperature.
• Dust the top with confectioners' sugar.
• Cut cake into bars and serve with or without utensils, but make sure you have plenty of napkins, because this treat will have you licking your fingers! (Cake should be gooey underneath the sugar "crust", so don't over bake!).

ALMOND BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• Combine eggs, extract and 1/4 of the sour cream in a small bowl.
• Cut butter into chunks.
• Put remaining sour cream in another small bowl.
• allow all ingredients to come to room temperature while you prepare a 9" springform pan, line bottom with parchment, grease and flour.
• You can use a 9x2" round pan as well, but it will be a bit more difficult to unmold the cake.
• Toast almonds in a 350 degree F oven for 7-8 minutes, cool then grind fine, (I use a bag and rolling pin)-- if using dry measuring cups be sure to grind first then measure.
• Sift all dry ingredients into the workbowl of your mixer and mix on low speed for 30 seconds to combine.
• Add softened butter and sour cream, mix on low to combine, scrape bowl, beat on medium (med-high for a hand mixer) for 90 seconds.
• This will aerate the cake and give it structure.
• Scrape the bowl down and in two additions add the egg mixture, beating for 20 seconds after each addition.
• Scrape the bowl one last time and give it a couple pulses.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 40-50 minutes, (rotate pan 180 degrees after 25 mins) a toothpick inserted in the center will come out clean and the top of the cake will spring back when lightly pressed.
• Remove from the oven and cool on a rack for 10 minutes, remove sides of pan and allow to cool to room temperature, about 2 hours.
• Cake can be sliced and filled with chocolate ganache and/or frosted with any butter cream.
• It's delicous slightly warm with just a dusting of powdered sugar too!