Glazed Almond Bundt Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup ground almonds
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup milk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 cup toasted sliced almonds

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°; prepare 12-cup bundt pan using butter and flour or baker’s joy; set aside.
• 2 mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and ground almonds together; set aside.
• 3 in a big bowl, beat the butter with 1 ½ cups sugar until light and fluffy.
• 4 beat in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 5 stir in the almond and vanilla extracts.
• 6 stir in the flour mixture alternating with the milk, mixing only until blended; pour batter into prepared pan.
• 7 bake for 60-70 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.
• 8 let cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.
• 9 cool 10 minutes longer; place the rack over wax paper to catch the topping drippings.
• 10 make the topping: add all ingredients to a saucepan; bring to a boil.
• 11 decrease heat and stir until sugar dissolves and the mixture is slightly thickened.
• 12 pour the topping over the warm cake and serve warm or at room temperature.