Ingredients
- 1 (7 ounce) can almond paste
- ¼ cup soft butter
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 cup ground almonds
- 2 eggs
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons water
- ¼ cup apricot preserves
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 9" cake pan. Cream the almond paste with the butter and sugar. Mix in the almonds. In a small bowl, beat the eggs lightly with almond extract and add to the creamed mixture. Combine the flour and baking powder and stir into butter mixture. Mix with a few strokes as possible. Pour batter into cake pan and bake for 20-25 minutes. Do not over bake! Heat water and preserves and brush on the top of warm cake.
