Mexican Orange-Almond Cake
This is a very pretty cake with the thin sliced almonds and the sugar not dissolved on top.
Yield
8 servingsPrep
10 minCook
40 minReady
50 minTrans-fat Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ¼ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ¾ | cup |
milk
|
|
| ⅓ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 1 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
orange zest
grated |
|
| ¼ | cup |
almonds
sliced |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
liqueur
triple sec, grand marnier, cointreau or other orange flavor |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 296 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 177 | ml |
milk
|
|
| 79 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 1 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
orange zest
grated |
|
| 59 | ml |
almonds
sliced |
|
| 15 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
liqueur
triple sec, grand marnier, cointreau or other orange flavor |
|
Directions
Heat oven to 350℉ (180℃).
Grease and flour a round pan, 9x1½ inches or a pan of 8x8x2 inches.
Beat all ingredients except almonds, 1 tablespoon sugar and the liqueur in a large bowl on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly.
Beat on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally, for 3 minutes.
Pour into pan and sprinkle the top with almonds.
Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Round pan will take about 40 minutes, square pan about 40 to 45 minutes.
Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar and then drizzle with the liqueur.
Cool 10 to 15 minutes.
Remove from pan and cool completely before cutting.
