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Almond bundt cake with glaze and slice missing on a green cake stand. White background.

Almond Bundt Cake (with simple glaze)

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4.9 from 12 reviews

Soft and delicious, this bundt cake has a subtle almond flavor, a gorgeous glaze, and a tender crumb. Beautiful for a brunch table, it can be made in advance and frozen!

  • Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
  • Yield: 10 servings

Ingredients

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For the cake:

  • 1 1/2 cups (340g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2 cups (400g) sugar
  • 6 eggs, at room temperature
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons pure almond extract
  • Zest of 1 orange or lemon
  • 1/2 cup (50g) ground almonds or almond flour
  • 3 cups (420g) all-purpose or cake flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup (240g) sour cream, at room temperature

For the glaze:

  • 1 1/2 cups (240g) powdered sugar
  • 2-3 tablespoons milk
  • A few drops pure almond extract
  • Sliced toasted almonds for garnish

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven at 350°F/180°C.
  2. Butter (with soft butter) and flour a 10-inch bundt pan and refrigerate while making the batter. 

    For the cake:

  1. In a large bowl with an electric mixer (or the bowl of a stand mixer) beat butter until creamy.
  2. Gradually add sugar and beat until creamy and light in color, about 3 minutes.
  3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. 
  4. Add extracts, zest, and almond flour and mix without beating much. 
  5. Sift flour with baking powder and soda and add in 3 parts to the butter mixture, alternating with the sour cream in 2 parts. 
  6. That means you begin and end with flour. 
  7. Beat until well mixed and smooth but don’t overbeat at this point. 
  8. Pour the batter into the cold pan and bake for about 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. 
  9. Let cool on wire rack for 10 minutes, shake the pan to make sure the cake is loose and unmold carefully. 
  10. Let cool completely on the wire rack before glazing.

For the glaze:

  1. In a small bowl mix powdered sugar with 2 tablespoons milk and extract until very creamy. 
  2. If needed add more milk until you have the desired consistency. 
  3. Pour over cold cake and sprinkle with almonds before it sets. 

Notes

  • Pan: this is a large recipe for a 10-inch (10 cup) bundt pan. Make sure it's well buttered (soft butter with a brush or your fingers), floured and refrigerated while you make the batter. This is the way to remove it with ease.
  • Almonds: finely ground almonds work as well as almond flour
  • Make-ahead: you can freeze this cake (well wrapped) for up to a month. Defrost at room tº. 
  • Glaze: you can add lemon or orange juice for a sharper flavor. The flavor will not be so almondy. 
  • Author: Paula Montenegro
  • Prep Time: 20
  • Cook Time: 60
  • Category: Cakes
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/10
  • Calories: 744
  • Sugar: 58.4 g
  • Sodium: 128.1 mg
  • Fat: 36.5 g
  • Carbohydrates: 90.6 g
  • Fiber: 1.6 g
  • Protein: 11 g
  • Cholesterol: 192.9 mg