{"id":366,"date":"2017-07-12T00:28:02","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T00:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifafa.us\/?p=366"},"modified":"2017-10-09T20:49:46","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T20:49:46","slug":"amaretto-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ifafa.us\/?p=366","title":{"rendered":"Amaretto Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-811\" src=\"https:\/\/ifafa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Amaretto-Cake.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ifafa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Amaretto-Cake.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ifafa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Amaretto-Cake-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Cake<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>3\/4 c butter<\/li>\n<li>3 eggs<\/li>\n<li>1-1\/2 c all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1 t baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 t ground nutmeg<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 c sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 c amaretto liqueur<\/li>\n<li>1 t finely shredded lemon peel<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 t vanilla<br \/>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>Syrup \/ Glaze<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 c sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 c water<\/li>\n<li>2 T brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 T light corn syrup<\/li>\n<li>[1\/2 c amaretto liqueur &#8211; optional]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Generously grease and flour six 4-inch fluted tube pans or one 6-cup fluted tube pan.<\/li>\n<li>Let butter and eggs stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.\u00a0 In a small mixing bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and nutmeg.\u00a0 In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds.\u00a0 Beat on medium-high speed, adding the 3\/4 c sugar 2 tablespoons at a time, about 6 minutes or until mixture is very light and fluffy.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the 1\/4 c amaretto, lemon peel, and vanilla.\u00a0 Add eggs, one at a time, beating for one minute after each addition, scraping bowl often.\u00a0 Gradually add the flour mixture to butter mixture, beating on medium-low speed just till combined.<\/li>\n<li>Pour batter into prepared pan(s).\u00a0 Bake in a 325\u00b0 oven 20-25 minutes for the miniature pans, 40-45 minutes for the large single pan, or until toothpick tests clean.\u00a0 Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes.\u00a0 Remove cake(s) from pan(s).\u00a0 Cool thoroughly on racks.\u00a0 Prick fluted top and sides of each cake generously with tines of fork.<\/li>\n<li>For syrup, in a medium saucepan, combine the remaining, 1\/3 c sugar, water, brown sugar, and corn syrup.\u00a0 Cook and stir over medium heat till bubbly and most of the sugar is dissolved; remove from heat.\u00a0 [Stir in the 1\/2 c amaretto.]\u00a0 Cool for 5 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Dip fluted top and sides of each cooled miniature cake into syrup.\u00a0 Place cakes on a wire rack above a tray of cookie sheet.\u00a0 Spoon or brush any remaining syrup over tops of cakes.\u00a0 (For large cake, do not attempt to dip!\u00a0 Brush syrup on tops and sides of cake while on rack, allowing excess to drip into tray\/cookie sheet below.)<\/li>\n<li>Wrap individual cakes in plastic wrap or cellophane; chill, fluted side up, for up to 3 weeks.\u00a0 Or transfer to a tightly covered container to chill.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Makes 6 miniature cakes or 1 large cake (24 servings)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cake 3\/4 c butter 3 eggs 1-1\/2 c all-purpose flour 1 t baking powder 1\/4 t ground nutmeg 3\/4 c sugar 1\/4 c amaretto liqueur 1 t finely shredded lemon peel 1\/2 t vanilla Syrup \/ Glaze 1\/3 c sugar 1\/4 c water 2 T brown sugar 2 T light corn syrup [1\/2 c amaretto &hellip; 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