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.
Just made this….. pretty darn tasty and I like the texture.
This is not a cake.it is more like a dense, soft and buttery cookie. The flavor is good but it isn’t a cake. Should not be called that. I followed the recipe exactly. It’s about 1/2 inch thick after it cools.
Yes, it’s a very different kind of cake for sure! The recipe comes from a cookbook– and that is what it was called.
It’s a Dutch butter cake recipe (aka Boterkoek)
I baked this for 42 minutes and it didn’t cook In the middle😞 I’m so sad! I tried the crust of it and it was really good but I’m not sure why the middle didn’t cook I must have done something wrong.
How far in advance can you bake this? Thank you
I’d say maybe a day ahead.
This recipe was extremely easy to make and just as delicious as it was simple . Followed the instructions to the letter and it turned out beautifully . I will be baking this again and again
Simple and delicious
Awesome cake to go with your coffee! I added an extra egg, a teaspoon of baking powder and almond and vanilla extracts! I’ve made this recipe before and it was very dense but still very delicious. This time it came out more cakey! This recipe is also very very easy!!
Yes…I added 1/4 tsp baking powder to the flour. It puffs up the cake making it lighter but still chewy and delicious.
I don’t have almond paste, can I use almond butter instead? Or will this be too buttery?
You need almond paste for this one- almond butter is completely different!
The Almond Butter Cake
This was a fabulous cake. This is going to be my absolute favorite go to recipe. Easy to make and will be your favorite too, especially if you are an almond freak!
I made this and it was omg so delish! Not too sweet, and the almond flavor was mm mm mm mmmmmm good! Glad I found this!