Amazing Almond Cake

Y'all. I am basically required by law to tell you about this recipe.

I made it last week to see if it was any good after thinking about it for a couple of weeks, then it was amazing so I made two more that same afternoon to take to a morning meeting for the next day- every bite was eaten by the lovely ladies at the meeting.  Y'all it is delicious.

Almond Butter Cake

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups sugar

• ¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted Butter, melted

• 2 Large Eggs

• 2 teaspoons almond extract

• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

• ¼ teaspoon salt

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

• 1 Tbsp granulated sugar

• ¾ cup sliced (not slivered) almonds

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. In a large bowl, stir together sugar and melted butter until blended. Ass eggs one at a time mixing until incorporated after each. Stir in almond extract, vanilla, and salt. Stir in flour until it is incorporated.

3. Pour batter into a parchment lined, greased and floured 9-inch cake pan. Smooth the top. Sprinkle with almonds. Sprinkle sugar over the top.

4. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until top is golden. Cake will not test clean with a toothpick.

5. Cut into wedges and serve warm, chilled, or at room temperature.

So there's the most delicious cake you will make this year.  Make it as soon as you can.  It will CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

Notes:

• I totally recommend lining the bottom of the cake pan with parchment paper and then spraying it all with cooking spray.  I cooked the cakes for 33 minutes and one of the times on convection so 325 degrees F and still for 33 minutes.

• You could pre toast the almonds but I dont think it's necessary- they get toasted while the cake is baking.