Easy Amaretto Cake

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Time to Prepare this Recipe 1 hours Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 1 hours
Calories Per Serving and Nutrition Information 1118 calories per serving view nutrition facts
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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups almonds toasted, chopped
1 package cake mix, yellow
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup amaretto liquer
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup amaretto liquer
1/2 teaspoon almond extract divided
1 package instant pudding mix, vanilla
4 large eggs

Directions

Sprinkle 1 cup almonds into bottom of a well-greased and floured 10 inch tube pan, set aside.

Combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, oil, water, amaretto, and almond extract in a mixing bowl, beat on low speed of an electric mixer til dry ingredients are moistened. Increase speed to medium, and beat 4 min.

Stir in remaining 1/2 cup almonds. Pour batter into prepared tube pan.

Bake at 325 degrees F. for 1 hr. or til a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool cake in pan 10-15 min.

Remove from pan, and cool completely.

Combine sugar, 1/4 cup water, and butter in a small saucepan, bring to a boil.

Reduce heat to medium and gently boil 4-5 min., stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves.

Remove from heat, and cool 15 min. Stir in 1/4 cup amaretto and 1/2 ts almond extract.

Punch holes in top of cake with a wooden pick, slowly spoon glaze on top of cake, allowing glaze to absorb in cake.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 309g
Amount per Serving
Calories 1118 43% of calories from fat
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 53.0g82%
 Saturated Fat 11.0g55%
 Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 229mg76%
Sodium 1329mg55%
Total Carbohydrate 151.0g50%
 Dietary Fiber 1.0g6%
 Sugars 105.0g
Protein 12.0g24%
Vitamin A 8%  Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 21%  Iron 16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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