Almond Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup butter
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup blanched ground almonds
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 325°f.
• 2 butter and flour a loaf pan or small square pan (8"x8").
• 3 cream the butter and sugar.
• 4 beat in the eggs one at a time.
• 5 beat in the almond extract and the water.
• 6 stir together the flour, ground almonds and baking powder.
• 7 stir this into the wet ingredients.
• 8 pour evenly into the prepared pan.
• 9 bake for 45 minutes for a loaf pan.
• 10 bake for 50 minutes in the square pan, or in either case until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.