Lemon Amaretto Cake Recipes

LEMON-AMARETTO BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º F.
• Spread almonds on a baking sheet and place in oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until golden. Remove and set aside.
• Lightly grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of toasted almonds evenly over the bottom of the pan.
• In a bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter, sugar and lemon zest until fluffy.
• Add flour, stir just until blended. Add lemon juice and extracts. Stir.
• Add eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition.
• With a rubber spatula, gently fold in the remaining almonds.
• Scrape the batter into the bundt pan and bake until cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 10 minutes. (After 30 minutes, cover top of cake tightly with foil.). (SEE NOTE in description.).
• While cake is cooking, prepare syrup: In a saucepan, slowly heat the sugar, amaretto and lemon juice, stirring until the sugar melts. Reserve until ready for use.
• When the cake is done, remove from oven; with a cake tester, poke holes all over the bottom of the cake (which is now on top). Carefully drizzle half the syrup into the holes. Cool the cake in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes.
• Gently invert the cake onto another rack and remove from pan. Brush top and sides of cake with remaining syrup. Let cake cool completely.

ABSOLUTELY HEAVENLY AMARETTO CAKE

Steps:

• Beat butter at the medium speed of an electric mixer about 2 minutes or until it is soft and creamy. Gradually add the sugar, beating at medium speed for 5 to 7 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating between each addition. Beat just until the yellow disappears.
• Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the butter mixture alternately with the sour cream, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Mix at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in flavorings and 1/2 cup amaretto.
• Pour the batter into a greased and floured 12-cup Bundt pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in a pan on a wire rack for 10 to 15 minutes; remove from the pan, and let cool completely on the wire rack.
• Combine the remaining 1/4 cup of amaretto, marmalade, and preserves in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until marmalade and preserves melt, stirring frequently. Drizzle over the cake; sprinkle with the almonds.

AMARETTO CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Beat together 225g softened unsalted butter and 225g caster sugar until pale and creamy Add 4 eggs, one at a time, slowly mixing through Add the amaretto Sift in 225g flour then and mix until well combined
• 2. Line a loaf tin (8 x 21cm) with greaseproof paper, then spoon in the mixture and level the top with a spoon. Bake for 45-55 mins until a thin skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean
• 3. While the cake is cooling in its tin, mix together the 4 tbsp amaretto and 3 tbsp caster sugar to make the drizzle Prick the warm cake all over with a skewer or fork, then pour over the topping Leave in the tin until completely cool, then remove and serve Will keep in an airtight container for 3-4 days

AMARETTO CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
• In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, instant vanilla pudding, water, oil, almond extract, and 2 tablespoons of the amaretto; blend together well. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean. Remove cake from oven and while it is still warm, poke holes in the surface. Drizzle with the Amaretto Glaze, insuring that some of the glaze fills the holes. Let the cake cool for at least 2 hours before removing from the pan.
• To make Amaretto Glaze: Sift the confectioners' sugar, and combine it with the remaining 1/2 cup amaretto. Blend until smooth. You may add more amaretto as needed.

AMARETTO CAKE

Steps:

• Mix and combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• Beat the butter and sugar together for 5 minutes until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs one at a time, with a spoonful of the flour mixture between each addition.
• Add the chopped and ground almonds, the remaining flour, the lemon zest and vanilla extract. If the mixture is too thick add a little milk or yoghurt until it is a dropping consistency.
• Mix the amaretti biscuits and amaretto together in a separate bowl.
• Pour half the mixture into tin and level the surface with a palette knife until smooth. Place the crushed amaretti biscuits on top. Cover with the rest of the mixture and sprinkle the top with sugar. Bake in the oven at 160°C for one hour or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.