Strawberry Amaretto Cake Recipe 45

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans Mix flour and baking powder together and set aside In a large bowl, beat sugar, pudding and butter until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition Combine milk an Amaretto and add alternately with the flour mixture to the creamed mixture. Fold in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and the pureed strawberries. Divide batter equally into three 9-inch round cake pans Bake for 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in the pans, then remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks To make the filling: Beat whipping cream, 1/4 cup powdered sugar and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract on high with electric mixer until stiff Fill each layer with 1/3 of the whipped cream and 3/4 cup sliced strawberries. Frost sides of cakes with Cream Cheese Frosting. Pipe an edge of frosting around cake top Spread remaining whipped cream on cake top. Top with quartered strawberries **CREAM CHEESE FROSTING** 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 (1 pound) box powdered sugar, sifted 1 teaspoon vanilla extract In separate bowl, combine sugar and butter; mix well. Add to cream cheese. Stir in vanilla extract and beat until smooth

Steps:

• 1. In a small mixing bowl, combine the crumbs, sugar and butter.
• 2. Blend well with fingers, fork or pastry blender.
• 3. Press onto the bottom of a well-buttered springform pan.
• 4. Chill for 30 minutes.
• 5. FILLING: In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and cream until smooth.
• 6. Add the eggs, one at a time, making sure that the mixture is smooth and creamy.
• 7. Fold in the strawberries.
• 8. Pour mixture into the chilled pan and bake in a pre-heated 425 degree oven for 15 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 275 and continue to bake for 1 hour.
• 9. Transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool for 3 hours.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
• In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, instant vanilla pudding, water, oil, almond extract, and 2 tablespoons of the amaretto; blend together well. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean. Remove cake from oven and while it is still warm, poke holes in the surface. Drizzle with the Amaretto Glaze, insuring that some of the glaze fills the holes. Let the cake cool for at least 2 hours before removing from the pan.
• To make Amaretto Glaze: Sift the confectioners' sugar, and combine it with the remaining 1/2 cup amaretto. Blend until smooth. You may add more amaretto as needed.

Steps:

• Combine the strawberries with the amaretto in a serving container and stir together. Crush about 1/4 cup of the strawberries with a fork, and mix again.
• Let the mixture stand for about 30 minutes before serving (if you are planning to let it stand any longer than that, cover and refrigerate). Serve over yogurt or frozen yogurt in dessert bowls.
• strawberries
• The season for good, locally grown strawberries is fleeting, unless you live in California. Though it's possible to buy them nearly all year, mass-produced strawberries are the equivalent of flavorless hothouse tomatoes. There's nothing like the real thing, freshly picked.
• I'm fortunate to live in the Hudson Valley region of New York state, where both cosmopolitan and rural pleasures abound. Thriving small farms yield lush seasonal produce, with many outlets for picking your own. I love to take my sons to pick our own produce-it's a great way to appreciate the connection between the land and the kitchen. We especially like to pick berries. The first time we picked strawberries, one of my boys kept putting his head in the bucket to take a deep breath, saying, "It smells so relaxing!" As he grows older, I'm sure that the scent of strawberries will spur pleasant memories.
• nutrition information
• Calories: 55
• Total Fat: 0g
• Protein: 0g
• Carbohydrate: 8g
• Cholesterol: 0mg
• Sodium: 1mg