- Title: Almond Poppy Cake
Category: Almonds
Yield: 4 Servings
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- Ingredients:
3 c Flour
2 c White sugar
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Baking powder
1 1/2 c Salted butter -- softened
1/2 c Sour cream
6 Eggs
1/3 c Amaretto or almond liqueur
1/3 c Poppy seeds
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- Topping:
1/4 c Confectioners' sugar
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- Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour 2 loaf pans. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, blend flour, sugar, salt and baking
powder on low until all ingredients are well mixed. Add butter, sour cream, and 3 eggs. Mix on medium until dry ingredients
are moistened and beat on high 2 minutes then scrape bowl. Add remaining 3 eggs, one at a time, alternating with amaretto.
Beat well after each addition. Blend in poppy seeds on low speed. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 50-60 minutes or
until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes and invert cake onto a rack to cool. When cake
has cooled completely, lightly dust top with confectioners' sugar.