Chocolate Chip Almond Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHIP ALMOND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Grease and flour a 9x9 inch baking pan.
• Add almond paste, sugar and butter to a bowl.
• Mix until combined.
• Beat on high for 3 minutes.
• Add 4 of the eggs (one at a time), beating well between each addition.
• Sift flour with baking powder and salt.
• Add chips or chopped chocolate, to flour and toss.
• Add flour mixture to egg mixture, alternately with milk.
• Gently fold together until combined.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and wipe out mixing bowl.
• In same bowl beat almonds, brown sugar and remaining egg until egg is frothy.
• Spread on top of cake.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes or until cake springs back when gently pressed with finger.
• Cool cake on rack.
• Dust with confectionary sugar if desired.

CHOCOLATE ALMOND CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add sour cream and extracts; mix well. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. , Pour into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50-55 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. , For frosting, cream butter, sugar and extracts in a small bowl until smooth. Add milk until frosting reaches desired spreading consistency. Spread over cake. Decorate with almonds.