Almond And Cinnamon Cake Recipes

PRIZE WINNING ALMOND BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F; grease and flour a bundt pan.
• Beat sugar, egg, almond extract, milk and softened butter together.
• Gradually add flour, baking powder and cinnamon.
• In bottom of greased bundt pan, sprinkle almonds and raw sugar to make a nice crunchy topping.
• Pour cake batter over almonds/sugar.
• Bake for 50 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean from center of cake.
• Cool for 15-20 minutes, then remove from pan.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Serve warm or cooled - your preference.

CINNAMON ALMOND CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F Grease a 10-inch tube pan. Line the bottom with a disk of parchment paper.
• For the topping, combine the flour, sugars, cinnamon, butter and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Processes until all the ingredients are well combined. The mixture will resemble fine moist crumbs.
• For the cake batter, beat the Almond Paste with the sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer until well combined, approximately 2 minutes. Add the butter and beat until fluffy. Beat in the eggs. Scrape the bowl then stir in the milk. Fold in the baking powder, flour and vanilla.
• Spread the batter into the pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out dry, approximately 50 to 60 minute. Cool on a rack then unmold.
• Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

APPLE ALMOND CAKE

Steps:

• Grease a 9" springform pan and set aside.
• Peel, quarter and core the apples.
• Cut each quarter into 3 pieces to make 36 wedges; set aside.
• Make the topping by stirring together the sliced almonds, sugar and cinnamon; set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In a separate large bowl, whisk together the eggs, yogurt, butter and almond extract.
• Pour over the dry ingredients and stir just enough to blend the wet into the dry.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top.
• Arrange the apple wedges attractively over the batter, making a wider outer circles and a smaller inner circle; set aside.
• Sprinkle the almond topping mixture over the apples.
• Bake in the center of a 350 degree F oven until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.
• Let cool on a rack.
• Release the side of the pan and serve with whipped cream.