Cranberry Almond Pound Cake Recipe 435

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together the granulated sugar and butter. Add the eggs 1 at a time, mixing after each addition. Add the sour cream and almond extract and mix to combine. Turn the mixer to low and gradually add the flour and salt and mix until well combined, scraping the bowl. Fold in the sliced strawberries.
• For the topping: Combine the brown sugar, flour, butter and salt in a medium bowl and cut together using 2 knives or a pastry cutter until it resembles crumbs. Mix in the almonds.
• Generously butter a 10-inch cast-iron skillet. Pour the batter into the skillet and even out the surface. Press the remaining halved strawberries into the surface of the batter cut-side down, leaving them mostly exposed. Scatter the crumble over the top of the batter. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center does not come out totally clean but isn't wet with batter either, about 1 hour. Let the cake sit in the skillet for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, make the glaze.
• For the glaze: Whisk together the confectioners' sugar and lemon juice. Using a fork or whisk, drizzle over the cake. Serve directly out of the skillet.

Steps:

• Two hours before baking, heat the Amaretto and dried cranberries in a small saucepan. Let cool, stirring occasionally, until the fruit has soaked up all of the liquid. Preheat oven to 325℉, oil pan with Pam with Flour cooking spray. Sift together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, using the paddle of an electric mixer on low speed, combine almond paste, almond extract and sugar until mixture looks like wet sand. Add butter; mix at medium speed until very fluffy, about 3 minutes. Scrape bowl with rubber spatula. Add eggs, one by one, beating until blended. On low speed add 1/3 dry ingredients and 1/3 sour cream; scrape bowl with a spatula. Repeat twice more. Finally beat for 20 seconds, until smooth. Fold in all berries. Fold batter into prepared pan. Level top with spatula and tap pan gently to evenly distribute batter into the pan. Bake 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool cake in pan for 20 minutes and then turn out onto a wire rack. Make the glaze while the cake is cooling. GLAZE: Sift the powdered sugar into a bowl and slowly blend in milk or Amaretto with a fork until smooth. Drizzle the warm cake with the glaze. Once cool, transfer to a serving platter. Notes: If you want to make a smaller cake, divide the recipe in half and use loaf pans. I used my food processor to blend the almond paste with the sugar, and substituted fat free sour cream for the regular sour cream.

Steps:

• A couple hours before baking, heat the water to a boil, remove from heat and add dried cranberries to soak up all of the liquid.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan or two 9-inch round cake pans.
• Stir the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda together and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine almond paste, almond extract, and sugar until it resembles wet sand.
• Add the butter and beat with an electic mixer until fluffy or about 3 minutes.
• Add the eggs individually, beating them in after each addition.
• Add the dry ingredients gradually, alternating with the sour cream.
• Beat 20 seconds and then gently fold all of the cranberries into the batter.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan (s) and bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• If desired, drizzle a light glaze of confectioners' sugar and milk over the cake and garnish with slivered almonds.