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Chocolate Almond Cake
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| Fluffy white homemade frosting tops this rich chocolate almond cake. Sliced toasted almonds on top add a little crunch. —Sherri Gentry, Dallas, Oregon TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 50 min. + cooling YIELD: 16 servings. Ingredients | |
| 3/4 cup | butter, softened |
| 1-2/3 cups | sugar |
| 2 large | eggs |
| 3/4 cup | sour cream |
| 1 teaspoon | vanilla extract |
| 1 teaspoon | almond extract |
| 2 cups | all-purpose flour |
| 2/3 cup | baking cocoa |
| 2 teaspoons | baking soda |
| 1/2 teaspoon | salt |
| 1 cup | buttermilk |
| FROSTING: | |
| 5 tablespoons | butter, softened |
| 2-1/2 cups | confectioners' sugar |
| 1 teaspoon | vanilla extract |
| 1/2 teaspoon | almond extract |
| 3 to 4 tablespoons | whole milk |
| Sliced almonds, toasted | |
Directions
1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add sour cream and extracts; mix well. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
2. Pour into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50-55 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
3. For frosting, cream butter, sugar and extracts in a small bowl until smooth. Add milk until frosting reaches desired spreading consistency. Spread over cake. Decorate with almonds.
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