Glazed Almond Bundt Cake

Cook time: 70 minutes        Yields: 16 servings

Ingredients

Cake:

1 cup butter, softened

2 cups white sugar

4 eggs

1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 1/2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup ground almonds

1 cup milk

Glaze:

1/4 cup milk

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

1/2 cup toasted sliced almonds

Directions

Cake:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10" Bundt pan. Mix together flour, baking powder, salt, ground almonds; set aside. In large bowl, cream together butter and 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time; stir in almond and vanilla extracts. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with 1 cup milk, mixing just until incorporated. Pour into prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven 60-70 minutes, until toothpick inserted into centre of cake comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes, invert on wire rack, cool 10 minutes longer. Place rack on waxed paper. Glaze while warm.

Glaze:

Combine ingredients for glaze. Pour over warm cake.