almond butter cake

February 2, 2015 - Cakes, Desserts - Tagged: , , , , , , - 20 comments

Today I am going back to simplicity.

I don’t make butter cakes very often because I like them quite a bit and well, butter cakes are pretty rich. (Fat die me.)

But once in a while I feel like going back to basics and baking a simple butter cake.

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I guess for me, a good butter cake, apart from oozing with buttery flavor, has to have nice loose (but not too loose) crumbs. It should also be moist.

Since I am into trying new things – good thing too, seeing that I post a new recipe five times a week on average – I decided to bake this cake from The Australian Women’s Weekly’s “100 Classic Cakes”.

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One thing about the cake recipes in this book is that the ingredients called for are generally very basic – this means that you should have (almost, if not all) of the ingredients in your pantry. In the event that you do not have self-raising flour, you can always make some using the recipe found here. If you do not have almond meal, you can chuck some almonds into a food processor and grind them. I love almond meal. It helps to keep a cake moist.

Here’s how to make this super fragrant and delicious cake.

In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and caster sugar until the mixture turns light and fluffy.

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Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix until just combined before adding the next. 

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Add almond extract and mix. Extracts are different from essence. Click here to see why I use only extracts.

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Add the dry ingredients in 2 additions and mix until just combined.

IMG_1415Transfer the batter into a lined and lightly greased 8×8-inch square pan (or 9×5-inch loaf pan), and scatter sliced almonds on top.

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Bake at 180°C for 30 minutes, reduce the temperature to 160°C and bake a further 30 minutes.

Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring onto a wore rack to cool completely.

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The cake can be kept in an air-tight container at room temperature for about 2-3 days, or in the fridge for up to a week.

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Almond Butter Cake
Serves 8
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Ingredients
  1. 250g salted butter, softened
  2. 1 teaspoon (5ml) almond extract
  3. 1 cup (220g) caster sugar - I reduced this by 50%
  4. 4 eggs
  5. 1 cup (150g) self-raising flour
  6. 1/2 cup (75g) plain flour
  7. 3/4 cup (90g) almond meal
To garnish
  1. Almond flakes
Instructions
  1. In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and caster sugar until the mixture turns light and fluffy.
  2. Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix until just combined before adding the next.
  3. Add almond extract and mix.
  4. Add the dry ingredients in 2 additions and mix until just combined.
  5. Transfer the batter into a lined and lightly greased 8×8-inch square pan (or 9×5-inch loaf pan), and scatter sliced almonds on top.
  6. Bake at 180°C for 30 minutes, reduce the temperature to 160°C and bake a further 30 minutes.
  7. Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring onto a wore rack to cool completely.
Notes
  1. The cake can be kept in an air-tight container at room temperature for about 2-3 days, or in the fridge for up to a week.
Adapted from 100 Classic Cakes
Adapted from 100 Classic Cakes
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