Feathers

Our nephew's girlfriend sent this cake (baked in a shallow breadpan that looks like the pan was cut in half so if both halves were there you'd have a long, round loaf) with him for Christmas. The cake wasn't outstanding looking at all and went un-eaten and un-tried til later Christmas night but when it was sampled we were amazed at how wonderful it is. I think about 10 members of the family wanted the recipe. It's just delicious!

Spray the pan with cooking spray.

Before pouring batter into the pan, sprinkle sliced almonds on the bottom of the pan.

BEAT WELL:
1 1/4 Cup Sugar
1 Egg
1 1/2 tsp. Pure Almond Extract
2/3 Cup Milk

ADD:
1 1/4 Cup Flour
1/ 2 tsp. Baking Powder

ADD:
1 Stick melted -Butter or Margarine (Girlfriend used margarine)

MIX WELL
Bake 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes. Edges must be golden brown. COOL IN THE PAN before removing from the pan. Cake will break if removed too soon.

SPRINKLE with powdered sugar

Enjoy!

beachlady

Do you turn it upside down so the almonds are on the top?

Feathers

Hi Beachlady: Yes, once the cake is cool just tip it over on a plate so the bottom becomes the top.

belmer

This sounds wonderful..... I am going to try this one. I love anything that is made with almonds. Thankyou very much.

amma

Yummmm this sound so good :D:D:D Thank you!!!

Feathers

I just made the Almond Cake. It's so wonderful but the recipe says DO NOT REMOVE FROM PAN until completely cooled...they MEAN THAT! It was almost cool and I wanted to send one of the loaves home with a friend...she got large cake pieces. When I make it again I plan to put a wax paper liner in the pan and that will help hold the cake together until ready to serve.

The recipe only makes one small loaf. I doubled the recipe and got 2 loaves. Doubling the recipe didn't hurt it at all. Also, this goes together in about 10 minutes and is made with everything that a person always has in the cupboard. I will be making these cakes often.

crkathleen

looks and sounds so yummy!

PurplePassion

That looks delicious. What kind of pans are those ? I have never seen them. Can you use a bread pan or regular cake pan?

Feathers

PurplePassion: The one pan is about 100 years old...I think it belonged to my grandmother. My mom gave it to me years and years ago. It's narrower but LONGER than a regular bread pan. The other pan, a half circle pan is fairly new. I think I picked it up at a Dept. Store of some kind probably 10 years ago. I still see that pan on sale here and there.

YES! I think you can use a regular bread pan but remember, this makes a small cake. Yesterday when I baked these cakes I doubled the recipe to get 2 loaves so if you use a bread pan make sure it's a standard size, NOT the extra big ones (my mom has the LARGE family-sized loaf pans that would be way too big for this cake). I think the larger Aluminum Foil bread pans that you buy 3 or 4 to a package at the Dollar Store would be the perfect size...REMEMBER TO COOL THE CAKE IN THE PAN BEFORE REMOVING IT FROM THE PAN. I tried to rush the cooling so I could send a loaf home with a friend and it broke up pretty bad but my friend was thrilled...she said "the chunks were just the right size to snack on in the car on her way home from work!"

Zoe

Thank you so much for this recipe. I, too, like any cake that has almonds and almond flavoring, and I am anxious to try this one. :lol: