Almond Streusel Bundt Cake & Coffee Glaze *

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Title: ALMOND STREUSEL BUNDT CAKE & COFFEE GLAZE *
Categories: Cakes
Yield: 8 Slices

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----------------------------------STREUSEL----------------------------------
1/2 c Brown sugar; packed
1/2 c Almonds; chop, toasted
3/4 ts Cinnamon
1/3 c Old fashioned oats
1 1/2 ts Instant coffee powder -=OR=-
- expresso powder
1/4 c Butter; chilled, cut pieces

------------------------------------CAKE------------------------------------
3 c Cake flour; sifted
1 tb Baking powder
1 c Whole almonds; toasted
3/4 c Unsalted butter; room temp
1/2 c Almond paste
1 2/3 c Sugar
1/2 ts Almond extract
1 c Milk
6 lg Egg whites; room temp

-----------------------------------GLAZE-----------------------------------
1 c Powdered sugar
1/4 c Whipping cream
1 ts Instant coffee powder
1/3 c Almonds; sliced, toasted

STREUSEL: Mix all but butter in a small bowl. Add butter and rub in with
fingertips until well blended. Set aside.

CAKE: Preheat oven to 350~. Butter and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan. Mix flour
and baking powder in a small bowl. Finely grind almonds in processor. Using
electric mixer, beat butter and almond paste in a large bowl until blended.
Gradually beat in 1-1/3 cups sugar. Continue beating until fluffy. Beat in
extract. Stir in dry ingredients alternately with milk. Mix in ground
almonds. Using electric mixer fitted with clean dry beaters, beat egg
whites in another large bowl to medium peaks. Gradually add remaining 1/3
cup sugar and beat until stiff but not dry. Fold meringue into batter in 2
additions. Transfer half the batter to prepared Bundt pan. Sprinkle
streusel over. Spoon remaining batter over. Bake cake until tested done,
about 1 hour. Cool in cake pan on rack for 20 minutes. Turn cake out onto
rack and cool completely. (Cake can be made 1 day ahead; cover and let
stand at room temperature.)

GLAZE: Stir powdered sugar, whipping cream and instant coffee powder in a
small bowl until well blended. Drizzle glaze over cake, allowing to run
down sides. Sprinkle cake with sliced almonds. =============== Reply 25 of
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Board: FOOD BB Topic: FOOD SOFTWARE Subject: Z MM- NEW FORMATS

To: VDRJ67A PATTI ANDERSON Date:
03/07 From: VDRJ67A PATTI ANDERSON Time:
5:10 PM

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