Cake Recipes
Marzipan Cake with Raspberry Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 (12 ounce) package frozen raspberries
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 8 ounces almond paste
- 3 eggs
- 1 tablespoon Kirsch (cherry liqueur)
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease one 8-inch round pan with butter and sprinkle with flour.
- Cake: Combine sugar, butter and almond paste in a medium bowl; blend well.
- Add eggs, liqueur, flavoring.
- Add flour and baking powder, and blend just to thoroughly mix ingredients.
- Bake for 40 to 50 minutes until a wooden pick comes out clean.
- Cool, then turn out onto a plate. Sift confectioners' sugar over the top.
- Raspberry Sauce: Rub raspberries through a sieve until all juice is extracted.
- Put 2 or more teaspoons of juice on a dessert plate; serve cake on top of juices.