Amaretto Sour Cream Cake Recipes

AMARETTO CAKE WITH BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Line bottoms of 3 greased 9-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease paper., In a bowl, whisk flour and baking powder. In another bowl, whisk sour cream, milk and amaretto until blended. In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream mixture, beating well after each addition., Transfer batter to prepared pans. Bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove paper. Cool completely., In a large bowl, beat butter, vanilla and salt until creamy. Beat in enough confectioners' sugar, alternately with amaretto, to reach desired consistency. Reserve 2/3 cup frosting for piping., Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides with remaining frosting., Pipe reserved frosting around bottom edge of cake. If desired, decorate cake with flowers, using almonds for petals and M&M's for the centers. Pipe designs on frosting with melted chocolate as desired.

AMARETTO CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 round 9 inch pans.
• In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, buttermilk, 1/4 cup amaretto and oil. Beat for 4 minutes on medium speed. Pour into 2 round 9 inch pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool completely. When cool, slice each layer in half horizontally, making 4 layers.
• Make apricot filling by combining drained apricots and 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons amaretto in a blender. Process until smooth. Place bottom layer of cake on serving dish. Spread 1/3 of apricot filling on cake layer, then repeat with other layers. Frost with Amaretto Cheese Frosting.
• To make Amaretto Cheese Frosting: In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese and 3 tablespoons amaretto until soft. Add confectioners sugar and beat until smooth. Frost top and sides of cake.

ALMOND BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 . Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt Pan.
• Combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water, oil and almond extract in large bowl. Beat at low speed with electric mixer until moistened.
• Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Pour into pan.
• Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Invert onto cooling rack. Cool to room temperature.
• Make glaze by whisking together butter, powdered sugar and Amaretto. Thin if needed with some heavy cream.
• Drizzle over top of cake, then sprinkle almonds on top of cake if desired.

AMARETTO POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Coat a ten-inch tube pan with solid vegetable shortening then either flour or sugar. I use granulated sugar because it doesn't leave white areas on the cake. Alternately, you can use Wilton Cake Release.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Sift flour, salt, and baking powder together.
• Cream butter, shortening, and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Mix in Amaretto.
• Add milk and flour alternately, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Pour batter into prepared tube pan.
• Bake for 1 hour 30 minutes. (Start checking at 1 hour 20 minutes, your oven may be hotter than mine.)
• Cool in pan on wire rack 30 minutes before inverting on a platter.

MINI AMARETTO-COCOA BUNDT® CAKES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix flour, hot cocoa mix, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl.
• Beat white sugar and 1 cup butter together in a separate bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Mix in 1 cup sour cream, milk, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract.
• Beat flour mixture into sour cream mixture gradually, on low speed, until just blended. Spoon batter into 16 mini fluted tube pan molds (such as Bundt®), filling each 2/3 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Cool cakes in pans on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely before frosting, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup butter, 2 tablespoons sour cream, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract in a bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add confectioners' sugar gradually; beat frosting until smooth. Frost the cooled cakes.

AMARETTO ITALIAN SOUR CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Using 2 tablespoons shortening, generously grease a 10-inch tube pan.
• In small bowl, beat 2 egg whites, until foamy. Gradually add brown sugar and beat until stiff peaks form, about 3 minutes. Fold in coconut and ground pecans. Spread meringue on bottom and sides of pan to within 1-inch of top of pan.
• In large bowl, blend cake mix, sour cream, amaretto, water, eggs and 2 yolks at low speed until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at highest speed. pour batter evenly into prepared pan. Bake 55-65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool upright in pan for 10 minutes. Loosen sides and invert onto serving plate. Cool completely.
• GLAZE:.
• In a small bowl, blend powdered sugar, cocoa, amaretto, butter, corn syrup and water until smooth. Spoon over top of cake, allowing some to run down sides of cake. Sprinkle with ground pecans. Garnish with cherries.

AMARETTO SOUR CREAM CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Grease a 10" tube pan generously. In a small bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually add brown sugar, beat until stiff peaks form, about 3 min. Fold in coconut and pecans. Spread meringue mixture on bottom and sides of prepared pan, to within 1" of top of pan. In a large bowl blend cake mix, sour cream, amaretto, water, eggs, and 2 egg yolkf at low speed on electric mixer until moistened, beat 2 min. at high speed. Pour batter evenly into meringue lined pan. Bake in preheated 350 degrees oven for 35 to 65 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool uprights in pan 10 min., loosen sides and invert onto serving plate. Cool completely. In a small bowl, blend powdered sugar, cocoa, amaretto, butter, corn syrup, and water until smooth. Spoon over top of cake, some to ride down sides. Sprinkle with ground pecans; garnish with cherries.