Basic Almond Cake

"Dense and Gooey. This cake is decadent with butter and flour, but works well with dairy-free margarine and gluten-free flour! I love this cake glazed with ganache and sprinkled with toasted almonds, or covered with my balsamic strawberries. To be GF, make sure the baking powder is gluten-free- not just the flour. To be dairy-free, make sure the margarine is 100% vegetable/legume-based."
 
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Ready In:
50mins
Ingredients:
9
Yields:
2 cakes
Serves:
20-24
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ingredients

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directions

  • Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
  • Line two 9" cake pans with parchment paper.
  • Cream together almond paste, butter and sugar.
  • Add eggs slowly, with mixer speed medium-low.
  • Add Grand Marnier (batter will appear broken).
  • Combine flour and baking powder and a pinch of salt-- and add to mixer and stir until just combined.
  • Add extract.
  • Pour into cake pans and bake until golden brown and just set (it will drop and firm up), about 35 minutes.
  • Let cool on a cake rack in the pan. Run a knife around the edge and remove when completely cooled.

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So, a bit about me: I love to eat, love to cook and am married to a chef (lucky me). I have recently recovered from Thyroid issues and adult-onset food allergies. My husband and I welcomed our first child into this world in July. I had a hard pregnancy and spent most of it on bedrest. I gained 65 pounds. I've decided to chronicle my weight loss through recipezaar and also include some baby food recipes as I come up with them. My Favorite Cookbook: <li><a href="http://www.recipezaar.com/mycookbook/book/47660">Canning Recipes</a></li> This is from Sharon123--my first zaar aquaintance. I prepared serveral of her "jar" recipes as Christmas gifts and they were such a hit. This is the cookbook that sold me on this site! We even used Sharon123's Viennese Beet Preserves at our wedding reception!
 
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