Almond Pound Cake Recipe
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CAKE: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Generously grease a large tube pan. Press almonds onto sides and bottom and set aside. Using mixer cream together butter, Crisco and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, continuing to beat. Gradually add flour and almond extract. Beat at high speed until butter is fluffy. Pour into pan. Bake for 1 hour. GLAZE: Boil sugar and water for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Add almond extract. Pour over lukewarm cake. Leave cake in pan until it has cooled completely.
Ingredients
- --CAKE:--
- Thinly sliced almonds
- 1/2 c. butter
- 1/2 c. Crisco
- 2 c. sugar
- 6 eggs
- 2 c. flour
- sifted
- 2 tsp. almond extract
- --GLAZE:--
- 1 c. sugar
- 1/4 c. water
- 2 tbsp. almond extract
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