Almond Dream Cake Mandeldron Recipes

GRANDMA'S ALMOND CAKE (OMAS MANDELKUCHEN)

Steps:

• In a bowl cream the eggs with the sugar.
• In a seperate bowl mix the flour with the baking powder.
• Add some flour/baking powder to the egg mixture and combine, then add some of the cream and continue that way, alternating between the two, mix until you have a smooth dough.
• Spread the dough onto a greased or baking paper lined oven tray (this is just the standard tray that comes with your oven, the one that fits directly into it, it doesn't have to be deep).
• Bake in a pre-heated oven (200°C/400°F/Gas 6) for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile mix the melted butter, almonds, milk and sugar.
• Remove the cake from the oven and evenly brush with the almond butter mixture.
• Place back in the oven and continue to bake at the same temperature for another 15 minutes.
• Allow to cool and cut into slices.

ALMOND DREAM COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Grease and flour 12-cup Bundt pan or 10-inch tube pan.
• Combine 1 cup sugar, butter and eggs in large mixer bowl.
• Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy (1 to 2 minutes).
• Reduce speed to low; add all remaining coffee cake ingredients.
• Continue beating, scraping bowl often, until well mixed (2 to 3 minutes).
• (Mixture will be thick.).
• Combine all filling ingredients in small bowl.
• Spoon half of batter into prepared pan; sprinkle with filling.
• Spoon remaining batter into pan over filling.
• Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool completely.
• Invert cooled cake onto serving plate.
• Stir together all glaze ingredients in small bowl; drizzle over cooled coffee cake.
• Garnish with sliced almonds.
• TIP: Coffee cake can be baked a day ahead.
• Cool completely; cover.
• Just before serving, drizzle with glaze; garnish with almonds.