Almond Cake From Albufeira, Portugal

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup melted butter, cooled to room temperature
• 2/3 cup sliced almonds
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 6 tablespoons water
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. set aside.
• 3 beat egg, buttermilk and vanilla extract together until smooth. stir in melted butter.
• 4 add flour mixture and mix with spoon until nearly smooth.
• 5 turn into a buttered 9" springform pan.
• 6 bake until center of cake springs back when lightly touched, about 35 minutes.
• 7 remove from oven.
• 8 while is hot, cover top with sliced almonds.
• 9 slowly pour hot almond syrup even over, letting syrup soak into cake.
• 10 broil about 6" from heat until almonds are lightly toasted.
• 11 cool on rack 15 minutes.
• 12 using knife or spatula, loosen sides between pan and cake, then cool completely before releasing springform pan.
• 13 hot almond syrup: in 1-qt saucepan combine sugar and water.
• 14 boil until mixture reaches 220f on candy thermometer.
• 15 remove from heat and add almond extract; stir well.