Recipe

Almond Cake With Apricot Brandy Sauce Recipe

	Pleclare / All my dishes 1 year ago Wonderful almond cake with a fantastic apricot brandy sauce.From Gourmet. Prep:15m Cook:55m Servings:10	Pleclare
	buttersugareggsapricot preservessour creamvanillabaking powdersaltalmond paste

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Ingredients

For cake:

3/4c butter

1c sugar

2 lg eggs plus 1 lg yolk

1/2c apricot preserves

1/3c sour cream

1tsp pure vanilla

13/4c flour3/4tsp baking powder

1(7oz) tube almond paste,crumbled

confectioners sugar,toasted almond slices and blackberries for garnish

For sauce:

1/4c butter

1c brown sugar

1/3c heavy cream

1/4c peach brandy

1/4c peach preserves

Directions

Make cake: Preheat oven to 350. Lightly butter a 9" round cake pan;set aside. Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with electric mixer at med. speed until pale and fluffy,about 3 to 4 mins.

Add eggs and yolk,one at a time,beating well after each addition. Add the preserves,sour cream,and extract and beat for 1 min. more. Stir together the flour,baking powder,and salt;add to batter along with almond paste and fold till just combined. Spread evenly in prepared pan and bake 45 to 55 mins. or till center of cake is firm when the pan is lightly tapped.(Note: The cake will be very moist in center because of almond paste.

Make Sauce: Melt butter in med. saucepan. Stir in brown sugar and cook 2 mins. Stir in remaining ingredients and simmer over low heat for a few mins. more.

To serve: Lightly dust confectioners sugar on top of cake,sprinkle with almonds and blaxkberries,and serve each slice,drizzled with some of the sauce.

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