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Chocolate Almond Cake Recipe

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"First time I tried this recipe, I took the cake to a friend. She raved about it so much that I made one for us," recalls Sherri Gentry of Dallas, Oregon.

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12-16 Servings
Prep: 20 min. Bake: 50 min. + cooling

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, softened
1-2/3 cups sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup baking cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
FROSTING:
5 tablespoons butter, softened
2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
3 to 4 tablespoons milk
Sliced almonds, toasted

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add sour cream and extracts; mix well. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
Pour into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
For frosting, cream butter, sugar and extracts in a small bowl until smooth. Add milk until frosting achieves desired spreading consistency. Spread over cake. Decorate with almonds. Yield: 12-16 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 piece) equals 370 calories, 15 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 68 mg cholesterol, 386 mg sodium, 55 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Chocolate Almond Cake published in Taste of Home October/November 1995, p67

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