Hot Glazed Almond Cake (and What's It Like to Get a Front Helix Ear Piercing?)
 
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This buttery, soft, moist almond cake is perfect for eating hot straight out of the skillet with a couple of big scoops of vanilla bean ice cream! This cake is definitely for almond lovers!
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Serves: 8-10
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients:
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 1/8 cups cake flour
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 3 tablespoons grated almond paste
Glaze Ingredients:
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/2 cup toasted almonds
  • vanilla bean ice cream (for serving)
Instructions
  1. To make the cake: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and prepare a 10-inch oven-safe skillet sprayed with cooking spray. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, bring the butter and water to a boil. In the meantime, in a separate large bowl, whisk together the cake flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt before whisking in the egg, sour cream, almond extract, vanilla extract. Mix to combine. While mixing constantly to avoid cooking the egg, slowly pour in the boiling butter and water mixture. Add the grated almond paste. Mix to combine completely. Your batter will be very runny. Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 17-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in several places comes out with a few moist crumbs.
  2. To make the glaze: Whisk together the powdered sugar, milk, and almond extract. Pour about half of the glaze over the hot cake and spread. A thin layer of glaze should cover the entire surface of the cake. Sprinkle on toasted almonds. Serve hot with vanilla bean ice cream.
Recipe by Willow Bird Baking at https://willowbirdbaking.com/2016/01/10/hot-glazed-almond-cake-and-whats-it-like-to-get-a-front-helix-ear-piercing/