Almond Yellow Cake
Ingredients
- 2 cups cake flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1-7 oz box Odense Almond Paste (grated using large hole side of a box grater)
- 6 large egg yolks, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup milk
- Your favorite frosting
Change things up by adding Almond Paste to your old yellow cake recipe- the added flavor is nothing less than divine.
Time
25 minutes to assemble
25-30 minutes to bake
Total time: 50-55 minutes
25-30 minutes to bake
Total time: 50-55 minutes
Yield
1-two layer 9 inch cake
Ingredients
- 2 cups cake flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1-7 oz box Odense Almond Paste (grated using large hole side of a box grater)
- 6 large egg yolks, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup milk
- Your favorite frosting
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two-9 inch cake pans.
- Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Set aside.
- In mixing bowl beat butter, sugar and Almond Paste (grated using large hole side of a box grater) until very well combined (at least 2 minutes).
- Beat yolks into almond mixture, one at a time, beating well between each addition, until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes). Mix in vanilla extract.
- Add flour and milk alternately, beginning and ending with flour. Mix gently until just incorporated. Divide batter between 2 pans.
- Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. Cool pans on wire racks for 10 minutes then invert cakes onto racks. Cool completely before frosting.
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