This Almond Butter Cake is the most delicious almond flavored butter cake. It’s the perfect cake for a dinner party or having as a snack with coffee.
This cake is more like a cookie-cake- dense, but soft and very flavorful. If you like almond-flavor, this is for you.
This is the perfect elegant dessert for a special occasion. It’s a little bit fancy, and it’s so beautiful to serve to guests.
The cake is heavy on the almond flavor, so if you’re a lover of almonds then you’re really going to love this cake! Contrary to the title, there is no actual “almond butter” in the recipe. It’s an almond- flavored butter cake. Almond paste gives it such great flavor, and then there is a nice layer of sliced almonds baked on top.
I once served this cake at one of my neighborhood gourmet dinner parties, and everyone loved it. You can take a peek at that dinner party menu here: Sicilian Dinner Party.
If you’re looking for more delicious cake recipes, you might also like to try my Chocolate Cheesecake Cake or this German Apple Cake. Lemon Truffle Cake and Flourless Chocolate Cake are good cake choices too!
Almond Butter Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup almond paste
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- garnish with strawberries and whipped cream, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F. Butter a 9-inch round baking dish.
- Use an electric mixer to combine the sugar and butter in a mixing bowl until creamy. Add the egg and beat until smooth. Mix in the almond paste until blended, and stir in the flour.
- Spread the batter (it will be thick) in the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with almonds and lightly press them in. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until the cake tests done in the middle.
- Cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Slice and garnish, if desired.
Notes
- Top each slice with a dollop of whipped cream and sliced strawberries, if desired.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Great recipe! I added an extra egg and a half a teaspoon of baking powder to make it a little more cake like, as well as some vanilla and almond extract. I also added some raspberries for additional flavor and used Stevia in the raw to make it sugar-free. Served with homemade whip cream. It was excellent!
It was perfect just as written! Everyone loved it. I was trying to copycat a local restaurant and this is just what I was looking for. Thank you!
Can you use almond flour instead of AP flour to make it low carb?
I haven’t tried it!
Easy to prepare and very good tasting but also very dense. I’m considering adding baking powder next time to try to lessen the density a little.
is almond paste another name for marzipan? can you use solo al.ond pie oilling instead?
This might be helpful: https://www.thekitchn.com/almond-paste-and-marzipan-what-46772 I’m not sure what you are asking in the second part of your question…
No…pie filling is too oily. It will ruin the cake
Hi Lori. Can this be baked ahead and frozen or how long will it last in the fridge or on counter before you can serve it, if it’s properly wrapped up. Trying to get a head start on holiday baking.
I would think it should be fine stored at room temperature for a few days. Not sure about freezing as I haven’t tried it!
Does this recipe double easily?
Hi Kelly, I’ve never tried to double it…
Hi Lori! This looks delicious and I’m looking forward to making this soon. But first I have a dumb question: do you soften the butter first? I only ask because it does not say to do so (even though I’m assuming you do because how the heck do you cream hard butter). Thank you!
Hi Tiffany, it’s a good idea- yes! I’ve added (room temperature butter) to the instructions. Thank you!
For years, I enjoyed this cake at a local restaurant, but couldn’t get the restaurant to part with the recipe. After finally getting one waitress to admit the restaurant’s cake contained almond paste, I came across this recipe and tried it as it looked identical to the cake the restaurant serves. Bingo!! It was perfect! Dense and rich and full of almond flavor. In addition to the almond paste, I added a teaspoon of almond extract (because I’m really crazy about almond flavor) and a half-teaspoon of vanilla. I served it to my guests at a dinner party with fresh raspberries and they loved it!
Great to hear- I love almond flavor too!
By chance is the restaurant “Shugas” in Colorado? Because same
Looks delicious, I love almonds. Also looks easy. But I can’t tell why the title is Almond Butter Cake but it contains not almond butter, but almond paste? Does the butter refer to not almond butter, but the butter in the cake?
yes… almond flavored butter cake.