Chocolate Almond Cake
- 7 ounces pure almond paste
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2/3 cup cake flour
- 1/4 cup milk
- Preheat the oven to 375.
- Butter and flour a shallow 8-inch cake pan.
- In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the almond paste with the sugar until blended.
- Beat in the butter and then the egg.
- Sift the cocoa powder with the cake flour.
- Add the dry ingredients to the batter alternately with the milk.
- Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then unmold onto a rack to cool completely.
almond paste, sugar, butter, egg, cocoa, cake flour, milk
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/chocolate-almond-cake (may not work)