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Almond Cake with Apricot Brandy Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • 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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  • hopscotch 14 years ago
    Other than the almond paste, might be my kind of recipe - not into almond paste. hmmmmm, but I think that I shall try this recipe.
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    " It was excellent "
    henrie ate it and said...
    Wow this sounds heavenly, thanks for sharing, you have my 5 forks. Have a great day.
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    " It was excellent "
    magali777 ate it and said...
    Pleclare, this is a great recipe, loved it, thanks for sharing , the wonderful combination!
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    " It was excellent "
    peetabear ate it and said...
    this sounds wonderful... i think I can easily make this gluten free...love the apricot brandy sauce..!a definite winner..
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    " It was excellent "
    minitindel ate it and said...
    MMMMMMMM IS RIGHT PLECLARE YOU NEED TO SEND THIS TO MAGALI!!!!!!!!
    FIVE

    HUGS TINK
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  • dixiejet 15 years ago
    Sounds TOTALLY AWESOME !!!! I love almond AND peach brandy ! I'm making this for Christmas...
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    " It was excellent "
    lacrenshaw ate it and said...
    Mmmmmmmmmm, clare. Five PLUS I can think of many other uses for that delightful sauce! Thanks,
    Lorraine
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    " It was excellent "
    momo_55grandma ate it and said...
    fantastic recipe thanks
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