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Almond Cake with Balsamic Strawberries

Aphrodisiac Almond Cake with Honey Balsamic Strawberries

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This Almond Cake is a taste of spring. You won't believe how balsamic will accentuate the flavor of peak-of-ripeness strawberries. And you'll love how their sweet tang balances with the cake's slightly earthy, mellow flavor. 
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Dish Type cake
Cooking Style Baking
Seasonal Easter, Father's Day, Fourth of July, Mother's Day, spring
Ingredient strawberry
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cooling Time 30 minutes
Servings 9 -12 servings
Author Carla Snyder

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 8-oz can almond paste broken into pieces
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened, 1 stick
  • Zest of 1 orange
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 cups strawberries, sliced
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
  • powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Butter a 9-inch diameter cake pan with 2-inch-high sides.
  • Line the pan with a piece of parchment paper cut to fit and butter and flour the paper.
  • Pulse the sugar and almond paste together in a food processor until they are finely blended. Toss in butter, zest and vanilla and pulse again until smooth.
  • Turn on the processor and add the eggs one at a time.
  • Remove the lid and add the flour, baking powder and salt and pulse a few more times just until blended.
  • Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
  • Bake the cake in the preheated oven until golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes.
  • While the cake is baking, combine the strawberries, honey and balsamic. Set aside until ready to serve. (You can store this mixture, covered, in the refrigerator.)
  • Cool the pan on a rack for about 30 minutes, then loosen the sides with a knife, invert it onto a serving plate and peel off the parchment.
  • To serve, top each slice of cake with a scoop of berries and their juices. Dust with powdered sugar, (optional).