Best French Almond Cake Recipes

FRENCH VANILLA CAKE/W STRAWBERRY GLAZE FILLING AND ALMOND ICING

Steps:

• 1. Add Oil,eggs,water,and extract to your mixing bowl. Pour cake mix and instant pudding, blend together until well blended.
• Pour into 2 8" round cake pans,(greased or sprayed)
• Bake on 325 for 30-35 mins,until knife comes out clean.
• cool cake completely before Icing
• TO MAKE ICING: start with criso stick in mixing bowl,add 1/2 of the powdered sugar, and 1/2 of the water,start mixing slowly, then speed up as it blends together, add the rest of the powdered sugar,and the water(if needed) and the extract, and blend well. Your icing may be thick, if too thick, and water by the tablespoons to get the thickness you want.
• To icing cake: Place 1 layer on plate,spoon glaze on bottom layer,but not to the edge.
• place next layer on top,and icing whole cake with Almond icing.
• NOTE: Sometimes I put glaze on top of the top layer,and pipe stars around the edge of top. You can also use a plastic bag and snip the corner, and squeeze small monds of icing around the edge, pretty!

FRENCH ALMOND CAKE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8 inch square pan.
• Combine butter and sugar in mixing bowl; beat until light and fluffy. Add almonds; beat 1 minute. Add eggs one at a time mixing between each addition. Add baking powder and flavorings. Gently fold in flour; 1 tbsp at a time. Scrape batter into prepared pan.
• Bake at 40-45 minutes until a wooden toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, when cool.

FRENCH ALMOND CAKE WITH LAVENDER LEMON GLAZE RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 8×8 inch square pan. To blanch the almonds, pour boiling water over them to cover. Let them sit for about 5 minutes or until the peels slip off easily. Discard the peels and let the almonds air dry for a few hours. Grind the almonds with ¼ of the sugar. Cream the butter and ½ cup of sugar until light and fluffy, about 4-5 minutes. Add the egg yolks one at a time, beating until the mixture is pale and fluffy, another 3-4 minutes. Add the vanilla, almond extract, and lemon zest and beat just until combined. Fold in the ground almond mixture. Beat the egg whites in a clean, dry bowl on medium high speed until foamy, then add the cream of tartar. Continue to beat until stiff peaks form. Sift the cake flour and baking powder into a small bowl. Fold in ⅓ of the egg whites, then ⅓ of the flour mixture. Repeat with the remaining egg whites and flour. Be very careful not to over-stir. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Be careful not to over-bake. Remove the cake from the oven and let sit for 10 minutes. Carefully invert the cake and the place top side up on a cake platter. GLAZE Heat the lemon juice in a small saucepan or microwaveable dish until steaming hot. Remove from heat and add the lavender flowers until cool. Add the 1 cup of powdered sugar to make a glaze. If it is too thick, add a little water or milk until glaze consistency. Pour the glaze over the cake and let the cake sit for at least 20 minutes before serving.

FRENCH ALMOND CAKE

Steps:

• Crumble marzipan into a large bowl of an electric mixer. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended. Then beat at high speed until thick, light, and about doubled in volume, about 15 minutes. Beat in kirsch. Sift flour and cornstarch over batter; gently fold in. Pour melted butter over batter; gently fold until blended. Generously butter the bottom and sides of an 8-inch round cake pan. Sprinkle 1/2 cup sliced almonds evenly over the pan bottom. Carefully pour batter into the pan. Bake in a 325 degree oven until cake just begins to pull from the pan sides and feels firm when lightly pressed in the center, 30-35 minutes. Pierce hot cake with a wooden pick, spacing holes about 1/2 inch apart. Pour lemon glaze (stir together 1/4 cup lemon juice and 1 cup powdered sugar) over cake reserving 3 Tbs. Let cake cool in pan and then invert onto a serving plate. Spoon the remaining glaze evenly over the top. Cover and let stand at room temperature up to overnight. Can be frozen.

ABRAHAM LINCOLNS FAVORITE FRENCH ALMOND CAKE RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. 2. In a deep, large (3-quart) bowl beat egg whites until they stand in stiff peaks, then set aside. 3. In a second large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat egg yolks until they are thick and have turned into a light yellow color. This could take as long as 5 minutes. 4. With the mixer running, begin adding the sugar about a tablespoon at a time. Continue beating until the sugar is fully incorporated and the batter is thick. 5. Stir in the almond and lemon extracts and then the almonds. 6. Stir in the flour. 7. With a flexible rubber spatula, fold about one-third of the beaten egg whites into the egg yolk batter to lighten it up. Then gently fold this lightened batter into the remaining egg whites. 8. Pour the batter into an ungreased tube pan. 9. Bake until the cake is firm and lightly browned on top, about 25 to 30 minutes. 10. Invert the pan over a bottle to cool completely before removing the cake from the pan.