Almond Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 (7 ounce) package almond paste
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 1/4 cups butter, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 6 large eggs
• confectioners' sugar, for dusting
• fresh berries

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 2 spray a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray.
• 3 line bottom with a round of parchment or wax paper.
• 4 in a medium bowl sift together flour, baking powder, salt.
• 5 in a large bowl,with an electric mixer, beat together almond paste and sugar add butter and vanilla.
• 6 add eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition.
• 7 add flour mixture, mix well.
• 8 pour into the springform pan, place pan on a baking sheet.
• 9 bake 1 hr and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 10 cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes, remove the sides and let cake cool completely. remove the bottom of the pan and the paper.
• 11 sprinkle confectioners' sugar over cake; garnish with fresh berries.