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Amaretto Cake with Buttercream Frosting

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 45 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling YIELD: 16 servings.
I came up with this amaretto cake recipe because I was craving something that tasted like wedding cake. The texture is similar to pound cake, which is exactly what I wanted. Everyone who tastes it LOVES it. —Megan Dudash, Youngsville, North Carolina

Ingredients

  • 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup 2% milk
  • 1/2 cup amaretto
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 6 large eggs, room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons almond extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • BUTTERCREAM:
  • 1-1/3 cups butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 7-1/2 to 8 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2/3 cup amaretto
  • Optional decorations: Toasted sliced almonds, milk chocolate M&M's and melted chocolate

Directions

  • 1. Preheat oven to 325°. Line bottoms of 3 greased 9-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease paper.
  • 2. In a bowl, whisk flour and baking powder. In another bowl, whisk sour cream, milk and amaretto until blended. In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream mixture, beating well after each addition.
  • 3. Transfer batter to prepared pans. Bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove paper. Cool completely.
  • 4. In a large bowl, beat butter, vanilla and salt until creamy. Beat in enough confectioners' sugar, alternately with amaretto, to reach desired consistency. Reserve 2/3 cup frosting for piping.
  • 5. Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides with remaining frosting.
  • 6. Pipe reserved frosting around bottom edge of cake. If desired, decorate cake with flowers, using almonds for petals and M&M's for the centers. Pipe designs on frosting with melted chocolate as desired.

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