French Style Almond Saffron Cake

French Style Almond Saffron Cake

French Style Almond Saffron Cake

45 minutes

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Details
  • Serving Size:   12
  • Vegetarian:   True
  • Weight Watchers:   17 Points
Cuisine
  • Mediterranean
  • French
  • European
  • dessert
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Ingredients
  • cup milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon saffron
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • of salt
  • 1 cup butter- room temperature
  • 7 ounces tube almond paste (not marzipan)/ 8 oz can almond paste
  • 1 cup confectioners sugar
  • 5 large eggs
  • 8 ounces sour cream
  • 1 Zest of orange
Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour 2 (8 inch) round cake pans and set aside.

Heat milk on medium heat, add orange zest and saffron, bring to a gentle simmer and take off heat.

Let cool.

Sift flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder.

Using a stand mixer cream butter and almond paste for 5 minutes. I cut up the almond paste to smaller pieces and added to mixer.

Add confectioners sugar and beat till fluffy.

Add in eggs, one at a time.

Add in flour and sour cream alternately.

Gently pour in saffron mixture and mix well.

Divide batter between both prepared pans and bake for 30/40 minutes, test for doneness with a cake tester. I baked mined for 40 minutes.

Serve with berries or dusted with confectioners sugar.

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