Categories: Cake, Dessert

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup ground almonds
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk
• Almond Glaze:
• 1/4 cup milk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 cup toasted sliced almonds

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°; prepare 12-cup Bundt pan using butter and flour or Baker?s Joy; set aside.

2. Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and ground almonds together; set aside.

3. In a big bowl, beat the butter with 1 ½ cups sugar until light and fluffy.

4. Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

5. Stir in the almond and vanilla extracts.

6. Stir in the flour mixture alternating with the milk, mixing only until blended; pour batter into prepared pan.

7. Bake for 60-70 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.

8. Let cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

9. Cool 10 minutes longer; place the rack over wax paper to catch the topping drippings.

10. Make the topping: add all ingredients to a saucepan; bring to a boil.

11. Decrease heat and stir until sugar dissolves and the mixture is slightly thickened.

12. Pour the topping over the warm cake and serve warm or at room temperature.

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