Raspberry Frozen Yogurt Cake with Raspberry Amaretto Sauce
- 2 whole large eggs
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons cake flour (not self-rising)
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/4 cup Amaretto (almond-flavored liqueur)
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 pint raspberries (about 2 1/2 cups)
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 pints vanilla frozen yogurt, softened
- Garnish: 1/2 pint raspberries (about 1 cup) and 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted until golden and cooled
- Accompaniment: raspberry Amaretto sauce
- 2 pints raspberries (about 3 3/4 cups)
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons Amaretto (almond-flavored liqueur)
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Line bottom of a buttered 9- by 2-inch springform pan with a round of wax paper or parchment and butter paper.
- Dust pan with flour, knocking out excess.
- In a bowl whisk together whole eggs and yolk.
- Into another bowl sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a glass measuring cup stir together milk and Amaretto.
- In a bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed beat butter 1 minute and beat in sugar in a steady stream, scraping bowl occasionally, until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
- Beat in egg, a little at a time, beating well after each addition, until pale and fluffy.
- Stir in flour mixture in 3 batches alternately with milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture and stirring until smooth after each addition.
- Turn batter into pan, smoothing top, and bake in middle of oven until a tester comes out clean, about 25 minutes.
- Cool cake layer in pan on a rack 10 minutes.
- Run a thin knife around edge of pan and remove side of pan.
- Invert cake layer onto rack.
- Remove paper carefully and cool cake completely.
- With a long serrated knife halve cake horizontally.
- Clean springform pan and line with 2 sheets plastic wrap, leaving at least a 1-inch overhang.
- Put bottom half of cake, cut side up, in pan.
- In a food processor puree raspberries with sugar and water and force through a fine sieve into a large bowl.
- Add frozen yogurt and stir until puree is well incorporated.
- Working quickly, spoon about half of frozen yogurt over cake in pan, spreading evenly.
- Top with other half of cake layer, cut side down, and spoon remaining frozen yogurt on top, spreading evenly.
- Arrange raspberries decoratively on top of cake, pushing slightly into frozen yogurt, and sprinkle almonds over top of cake.
- Freeze cake, covered, at least until frozen hard, about 6 hours, and up to 1 week.
- Let cake soften in refrigerator at least 30 minutes and up to 45 minutes before serving.
- Remove cake from pan, discarding plastic wrap.
- Serve cake with sauce.
- In a food processor puree raspberries with sugar and Amaretto and force through a fine sieve into a bowl.
- Sauce may be made 3 days ahead and chilled, covered.
- Makes about 1 1/2 cups.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/raspberry-frozen-yogurt-cake-with-raspberry-amaretto-sauce-13135 (may not work)