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amaretto-almond pound cake

(2 ratings)
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Recipe by
Lynette !
@breezermom
Gulf Breeze, FL

My grandmother and great aunt always added almond flavoring to their pancakes. To this day, pound cake doesn't taste right to me without a bit of almond flavor. This recipe takes that to the next level. :)

(2 ratings)
yield 12 serving(s)
prep time 25 Min
cook time 1 Hr 20 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For amaretto-almond pound cake

  • 1 1/4 c
    butter, softened
  • 3 oz
    cream cheese, softened
  • 2 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 3 1/2 Tbsp
    almond liqueur, (amaretto)
  • 1 Tbsp
    vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 6 lg
    eggs
  • 1/3 c
    sliced almonds
  • GLAZE
  • 3/4 c
    sugar
  • 6 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1/4 c
    almond liqueur (amaretto)
  • 2 Tbsp
    water

How To Make amaretto-almond pound cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 325°.
  • 2
    Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add liqueur and vanilla, beating just until blended. Gradually add flour to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until blended after each addition.
  • 3
    Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating at low speed just until blended after each addition.
  • 4
    Sprinkle almonds over bottom of a greased and floured 12-cup Bundt pan; pour batter into pan.
  • 5
    Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 5 minutes to 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • 6
    Glaze:
  • 7
    Bring sugar, butter, almond liqueur, and water to a boil in a small 1-qt. saucepan over medium heat, stirring often; reduce heat to medium-low, and boil, stirring constantly, 3 minutes. Remove from heat, and use immediately.
  • 8
    During last 10 minutes of baking, prepare Amaretto Glaze. Remove cake from oven, and gradually spoon hot Amaretto Glaze over cake in pan. (Continue to spoon glaze over cake until all of glaze is used, allowing it to soak into cake after each addition.) Cool completely in pan on a wire rack (about 1 hour and 30 minutes).
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