Indulge in the delightful symphony of flavors presented by this moist and tender almond butter cake. Its exquisite texture, perfectly balanced sweetness, and nutty aroma will tantalize your taste buds and transport you to a realm of culinary bliss. This delectable treat is not just a cake; it's an experience that will leave you craving for more.
The almond butter cake is a culinary masterpiece that perfectly harmonizes the rich, nutty flavor of almond butter with the delicate sweetness of cake. This recipe offers a classic version of the almond butter cake, along with two enticing variations: a decadent chocolate almond butter cake and a refreshing lemon almond butter cake. Each variation adds a unique twist to the original, ensuring that there's a perfect cake for every palate.
The classic almond butter cake is a timeless classic that showcases the pure, unadulterated flavor of almond butter. The chocolate almond butter cake takes this classic up a notch with the addition of rich, velvety chocolate, creating a symphony of flavors that will satisfy even the most discerning chocolate lover. And for those who prefer a brighter, more refreshing taste, the lemon almond butter cake is a delightful indulgence, with its zesty lemon flavor cutting through the richness of the almond butter.
No matter which variation you choose, the almond butter cake is sure to be a hit at any gathering. Its moist, tender crumb and explosion of flavors make it the perfect choice for birthdays, potlucks, or simply as a sweet treat to enjoy with friends and family. So gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and prepare to embark on a culinary journey that will leave your taste buds dancing with joy.
LEMON-ALMOND BUTTER CAKE
This buttery almond cake with lemon curd baked inside is like the ultimate citrus tart, without the heartbreak of pie crust. It's fancy enough to be served as a dinner party dessert, yet substantial enough to be served with Sunday brunch. (Bonus: you'll have several tablespoons of lemon curd left over. It's delicious on toast or pancakes.)
Provided by Regina Schrambling
Categories brunch, snack, cakes, dessert
Time 2h30m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- For the curd, combine zest, juice, sugar and eggs in a heatproof bowl, and beat well. Add butter, and place over a saucepan full of simmering water. Cook, stirring constantly with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, until mixture thickens into curd, about 5 minutes. Strain into a bowl, and press plastic wrap onto surface to keep skin from forming. Refrigerate until cool, at least 1 1/2 hours.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9-inch spring-form pan with 1 tablespoon butter, and dust with 1 tablespoon flour, shaking out excess.
- With an electric mixer, cream the remaining butter and 1 cup sugar together until light and fluffy. Sift together the remaining flour, baking powder and salt, and stir in. In a separate bowl, whisk eggs until they start to foam. Do not overbeat or the cake will be tough. Add eggs and ground almonds to batter, and mix well.
- Scrape batter into the prepared pan. Drop 8 individual tablespoons lemon curd around perimeter of batter, leaving a 1-inch border, and taking care to space drops evenly. Drop 3 to 4 tablespoons curd into center of batter. Refrigerate remaining curd for another use. Sprinkle cake with toasted almonds and 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar, depending on taste.
- Bake until cake is toasty brown on top and a toothpick inserted into cake (not curd) comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Let cool on rack 10 minutes, then remove sides of pan, and cool completely.
- Whip cream with almond liqueur. Present cake at table, and offer whipped cream on the side.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 563, UnsaturatedFat 13 grams, Carbohydrate 66 grams, Fat 31 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 9 grams, SaturatedFat 16 grams, Sodium 227 milligrams, Sugar 50 grams, TransFat 1 gram
LEMON-ALMOND BUTTER CAKE
Steps:
- Combine the lemon zest and juice in a nonreactive saucepan with the sugar and eggs and beat well. Add the butter and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, until the sugar dissolves and the mixture thickens into curd. Be sure to keep scraping the bottom of the pan during the few minutes this takes you; you don't want the eggs to scramble before the curd forms. If you're the nervous type, make the curd in a heatproof bowl over a pot of boiling water (the bowl shouldn't touch the water). The curd will take just a little longer to thicken, about 5 minutes. Strain the crud into a bowl and press a piece of plastic wrap against the surface so a skin doesn't form. Refrigerate until cool, at least 1 1/2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a springform pan with 1 tablespoon of the butter and dust it with 1 tablespoon of the flour.
- Cream the remaining 8 tablespoons butter in a large bowl with 1 cup of the sugar until light and fluffy. Sift the remaining 1 cup flour, the baking powder, and salt together and stir into the creamed butter.
- In a separate bowl, beat the eggs until they start to foam. Do not overbeat, or the cake will be tough. Add the eggs and ground almonds to the flour and butter mixture, mixing well.
- Scrape the batter into the prepared pan. Drop 8 individual tablespoons of lemon curd evenly around the outside of the cake, leaving a 1-inch border around the edge. Try to place the curd so there's an even amount of cake batter between each dollop of curd. Drop 3 tablespoons curd in the center. Refrigerate any remaining curd for another use (hint: breakfast toast). Sprinkle the top of the cake with sliced almonds and 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar, according to taste.
- Bake until the cake is toasty brown on top and a toothpick or knife inserted into the cake comes out clean (be sure not to insert it near the curd), about 40 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes, then remove the sides of the pan and let cool completely on a rack.
- If serving the cake with whipped cream, add the almond liqueur to the heavy cream and beat until the cream is stiff. Sift a thin, even layer of confectioners' sugar over the top of the cake. Present the cake at the table and offer the almond whipped cream on the side.
M. CUNNINGHAM'S ALMOND BUTTER CAKE
"Almond butter cake is not to be taken lightly just because you can stir it together in about 3 minutes, pop it in the oven to bake, and serve it within an hour. It's truly a unique cake, because it doesn't rise very high and it comes out moist, sticky, and chewy, like a cookie. It also keeps twice as long as any conventional cake." From Learning to Cook with Marion Cunningham. My MIL served these recently, cut up like bar cookies, which is just what I thought they were. I was pleasantly surprised to receive this recipe as the source.
Provided by skat5762
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 1 cake
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350-degrees.
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring regularly.
- Pour the melted butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar into a large bowl and stir until smooth.
- Crack the eggs right into the same bowl and mix until the batter is creamy and all one color.
- Add the salt, almond extract, vanilla extract, and flour and stir briskly until the batter is smooth.
- Grease the bottom and sides of a 9-inch round cake pan with butter or nonstick cooking spray.
- Using a rubber spatula, scrape the batter from the bowl into the greased cake pan.
- Spread it evenly in the pan.
- Sprinkle the tablespoon of sugar, then the sliced almonds, over the top of the batter.
- Put the pan on the middle rack of the oven and set the timer for 35 minutes.
- When it rings, check to see if the cake is done.
- It should be light brown on top, and when you insert a toothpick in the center, it should have a few sticky crumbs adhering to it.
- If the cake is not browned enough and the toothpick comes out too wet, put the cake back in the oven and check it again in another 10 minutes.
- When the cake is done, remove it from the oven and let it cool on a heatproof counter for at least 30 minutes.
- Cut the cake into small wedges and serve with fresh fruit.
- This cake will stay fresh for about a week and will freeze indefinitely.
- Wrap it tightly in foil, or in a plastic bag you can seal with a zip or tie.
- Storing nuts: Whenever you have leftover nuts, freeze them in a plastic bag closed tightly.
- They will keep indefinitely in the freezer.
BUTTER ALMOND CAKE
Make and share this Butter Almond Cake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Charlotte J
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 1 9inch round cake
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Blend 1 1/2 cups sugar and melted butter.
- Beat in eggs.
- Stir in almond and vanilla extracts.
- Add salt and flour and mix well.
- Spread batter evenly in a greased-and-floured, 9-inch round pan.
- Sprinkle with toasted almonds and sugar for garnish.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes.
- (Toast almonds ahead or in oven while it is preheating.).
CLASSIC WHITE LAYER CAKE WITH BUTTER FROSTING AND RASPBERRY ALMOND FILLING
Steps:
- 1. Set oven rack in middle position and pre-heat to 350. 2. Spray 2 9-inch cake pans with non-stick spray, place parchment rounds on bottom of pans, spray parchment rounds, and dust whole pans with flour, tapping out excess (I used non-stick spray with flour) 3. Pour milk, egg whites, and extracts in 2-cup measure, mix with fork until blended 4. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in bowl of electric mixer at slow speed. Add butter, continue beating at slow speed until mixture resembles moist crumbs. 5. Add all but 1/2 Cup of milk mixture and beat at medium speed for 1 1/2 minutes. Add remaining 1/2 Cup of milk mixture and beat 30 seconds more. Scrape down sides and beat another 20 seconds on medium. 6. Divide batter evenly between 2 pans, making sure batter is spread to sides and top is smooth. Arrange pans at least 3 inches apart and bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 23-25 minutes 7. Let the cakes rest 3 minutes, loosen cake from sides of pan if necessary and invert onto wire racks. Reinvert and let cool completely, about 1 1/2 hour. 8. For the Frosting: Beat butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla, milk, and salt in bowl of electric mixer at slow speed until sugar is moistened. Increase speed to medium-high, beat, stopping twice to scrape down bowl, until creamy and fluffy, about 1 1/2 minutes. Avoid overbeating 9. For the Filling: Combine 1/2 cup of frosting with the toasted chopped almonds and spread over the first layer. Carefully spread the jam on top, then cover with second cake layer. Spread frosting over top and sides of assembled cake. If enough frosting left over, pipe around perimeter of cake at base and top. 10. Coat sides of cake with toasted sliced almonds and top cake with fresh raspberries.
NANA'S ALMOND BUTTER CAKE
Categories Cake Dessert Bake Easter Quick & Easy Almond Gourmet Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
- Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl, then blend in butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Add 1 whole egg and 2 yolks to flour mixture, reserving whites, then knead in bowl until a soft dough forms, about 5 minutes. Put 3/4 cup dough between 2 large sheets of plastic wrap and roll out into a 9 1/2-inch round, then chill 15 minutes.
- Transfer remaining dough to springform pan and cover surface with another large sheet of plastic wrap. Press dough (through plastic wrap) evenly onto bottom. Discard plastic wrap.
- Blend almond paste, cinnamon, and 1 tablespoon water in a food processor until crumbled (paste may be hard). Add remaining 3 tablespoons water, a little at a time, processing until paste is smooth.
- Beat together reserved whites and remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until they just hold stiff peaks, then fold in almond paste mixture gently but thoroughly.
- Spread almond mixture on top of dough in pan, tapping side of pan gently to smooth surface.
- Remove top sheet of plastic from remaining dough and cut dough into 1/2-inch-wide strips, then arrange 6 strips 1 inch apart diagonally across almond mixture. Trim ends of strips flush with edge of pan. Arrange 6 of the remaining strips 1 inch apart diagonally across first strips to form a lattice with diamond-shaped spaces. (If dough becomes too soft, chill until firm.) Repair any broken strips of dough by carefully pressing them together and trim ends of strips flush with edge of pan. Discard any remaining strips.
- Bake until pale golden, about 45 minutes. Cool in pan on a rack 10 minutes. Run a thin knife around edge of cake to loosen if necessary, then remove side of pan and cool cake completely, about 30 minutes.
ALMOND BUTTER GLAZED CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE
This great tasting cake is a variation from my standard Cream Cheese Pound Cake recipe. I love the recipe because you can change just a few ingredients to create a totally different recipe. My friends and family loves this recipe. The almond extract and almond liqueur adds just the right flavor.
Provided by Rose Mary Mogan
Categories Cakes
Time 1h55m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- 1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 325 DEGREES F. Spray 12 cup bundt pan liberally with non stick cooking spray. Then sprinkle SLICED almonds on bottom of pan and set aside.
- 2. In a large mixing bowl cream together the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy.About 3 to 4 minutes. Gradually add sugar and beat well after each addition.
- 3. Add eggs one at a time, until well blended. Then add the almond extract and almond liqueur. Blend well.
- 4. Gradually add the flour a little at a time, beating well after each addition. Then pour batter into prepared bundt pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 90 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Leave in pan to cool.
- 5. FOR THE GLAZE:Mix all glaze ingredients in a medium sauce pan, and stir until butter melts and sugar dissolves. Heat until mixture becomes syrupy, for about 3-5 minutes.
- 6. Poke holes in cake with skewer or large tined fork. GRADUALLY pour about half of glaze over cake and allow it to soak in a little at a time. Then invert cake onto serving platter, poke holes in this side, and gradually pour the remaining glaze over top of cake.
- 7. NOTE: This glaze was created from my Rum Butter glaze recipe, I just substituted Almond Liqueur for the Rum and kept the other ingredients the same.
CARAMEL, CHOCOLATE & ALMOND GOOEY BUTTER CAKE
Wow, what a cake! We fell in love with this recipe at first bite. The Crew and I prepared this cake once using caramel cake mix and once using a butter cake mix. Happily, it turned out wonderfully both ways. A funny thing happened while we were preparing to take this cake's picture... we got the plate all fixed for the photo,...
Provided by Melissa Sperka
Categories Cakes
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13x9 inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside. Toast the almonds at 350 degrees for 8 minutes or until golden. Set aside to cool.
- 2. In a mixing bowl mix together the cake mix, one stick of melted butter and one egg until combined. Press the mixture evenly into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. On top of the crust sprinkle the mini chocolate chips, toffee bits and toasted almonds.
- 3. In the same mixing bowl, mix together the softened cream cheese and the Dulce de Leche until combined.
- 4. Beat in the remaining 3 eggs, vanilla, powdered sugar and melted butter. Whip on medium high speed so that all of the ingredients come together nicely. Pour the filling over the crust and place into the oven.
- 5. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes. When you remove it from the oven, the cake will still appear a little "jiggly." This means you did a great job not over baking the cake!
- 6. GLAZE: Melt 1/2 cup of additional chocolate chips and 1 tablespoon of heavy cream in the microwave. Stir until completely smooth then drizzle over the cake before serving.
- 7. Allow the cake to cool to room temperature then drizzle with chocolate glaze and sprinkle with toffee bits. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream.
ALMOND BUTTER CAKE WITH CRUNCHY ALMOND TOPPING
Make and share this Almond Butter Cake With Crunchy Almond Topping recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Ashbow
Categories Dessert
Time 50m
Yield 1 cake, 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch cake pan.
- In a large bowl, stir together sugar and butter until blended. Stir in eggs, one at a time, mixing well. Stir in almond extract, vanilla, and salt. Stir in flour until it is mixed in well.
- Pour the batter into cake pan. Smooth the top. Sprinkle sugar over the top. Sprinkle with almonds.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until top is golden. Using a toothpick won't work with this cake!
- Cut into wedges and serve warm, chilled, or at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 327.7, Fat 14, SaturatedFat 6.4, Cholesterol 67.5, Sodium 138.8, Carbohydrate 46.7, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 31.4, Protein 4.8
CRANBERRY CAKE WITH ALMOND-BUTTER SAUCE
Make room for this recipe in your collection. Tart cranberries and sweet almond glaze turn this potluck cake into something truly special. -Betsy King, Duluth, Minnesota
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 55m
Yield 9 servings (1-1/4 cups sauce).
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Grease an 8-in. square baking pan., Beat butter and sugar until crumbly. Beat in milk. Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; stir into butter mixture. Stir in cranberries. Transfer to prepared pan., Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack., For sauce, in a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add sugar and cream; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in extract. Serve warm with cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 442 calories, Fat 16g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 46mg cholesterol, Sodium 501mg sodium, Carbohydrate 70g carbohydrate (47g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
LEMON-ALMOND BUTTER CAKE RECIPE - (3.8/5)
Provided by DreiFromBK
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- For the curd, combine zest, juice, sugar and eggs in a heatproof bowl, and beat well. Add butter, and place over a saucepan full of simmering water. Cook, stirring constantly with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, until mixture thickens into curd, about 5 minutes. Strain into a bowl, and press plastic wrap onto surface to keep skin from forming. Refrigerate until cool, at least 1 1/2 hours. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9-inch spring-form pan with 1 tablespoon butter, and dust with 1 tablespoon flour, shaking out excess. With an electric mixer, cream the remaining butter and 1 cup sugar together until light and fluffy. Sift together the remaining flour, baking powder and salt, and stir in. In a separate bowl, whisk eggs until they start to foam. Do not overbeat or the cake will be tough. Add eggs and ground almonds to batter, and mix well. Scrape batter into the prepared pan. Drop 8 individual tablespoons lemon curd around perimeter of batter, leaving a 1-inch border, and taking care to space drops evenly. Drop 3 to 4 tablespoons curd into center of batter. Refrigerate remaining curd for another use. Sprinkle cake with toasted almonds and 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar, depending on taste. Bake until cake is toasty brown on top and a toothpick inserted into cake (not curd) comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Let cool on rack 10 minutes, then remove sides of pan, and cool completely. Whip cream with almond liqueur. Present cake at table, and offer whipped cream on the side.
ALMOND BUTTER CAKE
I added Almond to this to give an old fashioned favorite a new flair.
Provided by Ann Howard
Categories Cakes
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. About 7 1/2 cups cake batter.
- 2. step 1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat Pans with a thin layer of Butter & Flour.
- 3. step 2 In mixer bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in vanilla and almond flavor. Mix flour with baking powder and salt. Add flour mixture alternately with milk, starting with the flour; mix well. Pour into prepared pans.
- 4. step 3 Cook until Toothpick inserted in center comes out clean or very few crumbs. (Varies upon taste preference) Cool 10 minutes in pan. Loosen sides and remove. Cool completely before decorating.
RICE CAKE WITH ALMOND BUTTER AND BANANAS
A healthy, crunchy vegan breakfast. Also a great snack. I use organic brown rice cakes with lemon. You can use any nut butter, but choose one with no hydrogenated fats.
Provided by Kathy228
Categories Breakfast
Time 5m
Yield 1 piece, 1 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Spread the nut butter on the rice cake.
- Top with sliced bananas.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 289.9, Fat 19.4, SaturatedFat 1.9, Sodium 173.9, Carbohydrate 27.6, Fiber 3.1, Sugar 8.9, Protein 6.2
BUTTER ALMOND CAKE
I found this delicious recipe on " A walk in the Countryside" It is a wonderful cake, that won't last long. At least it didn't in my house..lol..
Provided by Cassie *
Categories Cakes
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 inch round pan.
- 2. In bowl, whisk sugar and melted butter together. Beat in eggs. Stir in extracts. Add salt and flour. Mix well. Spread batter in prepared pan. Sprinkle the slivered almonds and tbsp of sugar over top. Bake 30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool slightly. Carefully run a knife around edges to loosen and turn out onto rack. Invert onto serving dish.
Tips:
- Use room temperature ingredients. This will help the cake batter to come together more smoothly and evenly.
- Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. This will help to incorporate air into the batter, resulting in a lighter, more tender cake.
- Gradually add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. This will help to prevent the batter from curdling.
- Add the dry ingredients in three additions, alternating with the milk. This will help to prevent the batter from becoming too thick or lumpy.
- Do not overmix the batter. Overmixing can result in a tough, dense cake.
- Bake the cake in a preheated oven. This will help to ensure that the cake rises evenly and bakes through completely.
- Let the cake cool completely before serving. This will help to prevent the cake from falling apart.
Conclusion:
This almond butter cake is a delicious and easy-to-make treat that is perfect for any occasion. With its moist, tender crumb and rich, nutty flavor, this cake is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a special dessert to make, give this almond butter cake a try. You won't be disappointed!
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