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
- Preheat the oven at 350°F/180°C.
- Butter (with soft butter) and flour a 10-inch bundt pan and refrigerate while making the batter.Â
For the cake:
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer (or the bowl of a stand mixer) beat butter until creamy.
- Gradually add sugar and beat until creamy and light in color, about 3 minutes.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.Â
- Add extracts, zest, and almond flour and mix without beating much.Â
- Sift flour with baking powder and soda and add in 3 parts to the butter mixture, alternating with the sour cream in 2 parts.Â
- That means you begin and end with flour.Â
- Beat until well mixed and smooth but don’t overbeat at this point.Â
- Pour the batter into the cold pan and bake for about 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.Â
- Let cool on wire rack for 10 minutes, shake the pan to make sure the cake is loose and unmold carefully.Â
- Let cool completely on the wire rack before glazing.
For the glaze:
- In a small bowl mix powdered sugar with 2 tablespoons milk and extract until very creamy.Â
- If needed add more milk until you have the desired consistency.Â
- Pour over cold cake and sprinkle with almonds before it sets.Â
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.Â
- Glaze: you can add lemon or orange juice for a sharper flavor. The flavor will not be so almondy.Â
- 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