Almond Cream Filling

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup almond paste
• 1 cup light cream (half&half) or rich milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup almonds toasted and ground
• 6 large egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Cream butter until it is soft.
2. Add almond paste a little at a time, alternating with milk.
3. Stir in sugar and ground nuts.
4. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until cream thickens.
5. Stir a few tablespoons of hot, thickened cream into egg yolks.
6. Then pour egg-yolk mixture into remaining cream, stirring briskly.
7. Return to low heat.
8. Continue to cook and stir until cream thickens a little more, being careful not to let it boil.
9. When mixture is cool, add vanilla.

butter, almond paste, light cream, sugar, ground, egg yolks, vanilla

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/almond-cream-filling-2959 (may not work)