Chocolate Almond Cake

Name: Chocolate Almond Cake
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: Ingredients; 3/4 cup butter, softened; 1-2/3 cups sugar; 2 large eggs; 3/4 cup sour cream; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2/3 cup baking cocoa; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup buttermilk; frosting:; 5 tablespoons butter, softened; 2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 3-4 tablespoons whole milk; Sliced almonds, toasted

Sabeen Khanum @cook_16461743

Chocolate Almond Cake

Sabeen Khanum @cook_16461743

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Ingredients

Ingredients
3/4 cupbutter, softened
1-2/3 cupssugar
2large eggs
3/4 cupsour cream
1 teaspoonvanilla extract
1 teaspoonalmond extract
2 cupsall-purpose flour
2/3 cupbaking cocoa
2 teaspoonsbaking soda
1/2 teaspoonsalt
1 cupbuttermilk
frosting:
5 tablespoonsbutter, softened
2-1/2 cupsconfectioners' sugar
1 teaspoonvanilla extract
1/2 teaspoonalmond extract
3-4 tablespoonswhole milk
Sliced almonds, toasted

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Steps

1

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add sour cream and extracts; mix well. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
2

Pour into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50-55 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely
3

For frosting, cream butter, sugar and extracts in a small bowl until smooth. Add milk until frosting reaches desired spreading consistency. Spread over cake. Decorate with almonds