Almond Cake with Pignolis Recipe
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Category
Dessert
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Cusine
American
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How to make?
Ingredients
1 cup almond paste
1 1/4 cup sugar
1 cup flour
2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 eggs
1 cup pine nuts
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter and flour a 9 inch springform pan. In a small bowl, combine 3/4 cup flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. Combine almond paste, sugar, and 1/4 cup flour in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until well combined with a coarse, sandy texture. Add butter, vanilla, and almond extract to almond mixture. Run processor until dough becomes smooth, about 1 minute. Add eggs one at a time, pulsing until combined. Add flour mixture and pulse until just incorporated. Pour batter into spring form pan. Sprinkle top of cake with pine nuts. Bake until golden and a cake tester comes out clean, about one hour.