ALMOND AMARETTO POUND CAKE

ALMOND AMARETTO POUND CAKE

Ingredients

1 Cup Milk
1 Tbsp. White Vinegar
3 Cups Flour, All Purpose
½ Tsp. Baking Soda
½ Tsp. Salt
1 Cup Unsalted Butter, Softened
2 ¾ Cups Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
4 Lg. Eggs
1 Tbsp. Vanilla Extract
2 Tsp. Almond Extract
¼ Cup Amaretto
Amaretto Sauce:
1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter
½ Cup Light Brown Sugar
½ Cup Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
1/3 Cup Half and Half
3 Tbsp. Amaretto

Instructions

Spoon and Sweep Method – Use spoon to fill measuring cup with flour until full.  Scooping measuring cup firmly packs flour, resulting in too much for this recipe.

Cake:

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  2. Grease a 10” Bundt pan with baking spray or butter and flour.  Set aside. 
  3. In a small bowl, whisk together milk and vinegar.  Set aside. 
  4. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt.  Set aside. 
  5. In a large bowl of stand mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. 
  6. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla extract and almond extract until well combined.
  7. Beat in flour mixture alternating with milk and Amaretto. 
  8. Pour batter into prepared Bundt pan. 
  9. Bake for 55 to 65 minutes, until center is set and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. 
  10. Allow cake to cool completely in pan before inverting onto a cake plate. 

Sauce:

  1. Combine the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar in a small sauce pan.  Heat over medium heat, stirring often, until smooth. 
  2. Add cream and Amaretto, bring to a simmer.  Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring often.  Remove from heat, cool for 10 minutes. 

NOTE:  Serve cake warm, drizzled with Amaretto sauce or serve with sauce on the side as an option.

RECIPE FROM THENOVICECHEFBLOG.COM – FEBRUARY 2018