HEAVEN CAKE

By

Beate Ruffin, Alexandria, Virginia, Southern Living, SEPTEMBER 2004

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Ingredients

  • Preparation:
  • 1 (16-ounce) package pound cake mix
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups sliced almonds
  • 1/2 cup cold butter, cut into 1-inch pieces and softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 5 tablespoons flour
  • 6 tablespoons whipping cream
  • ●Beat first 3 ingredients at low speed with an electric mixer 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium, and beat 3 more minutes. Pour into a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch pan.
  • ●Bake at 350° for 25 minutes.
  • ●Process almonds and next 4 ingredients in a food processor until almonds are finely chopped and mixture is creamy, stopping to scrape down sides.
  • ●Remove cake from oven. Drop almond mixture by rounded teaspoonfuls evenly over warm cake.
  • ●Bake 10 more minutes or until almond mixture is bubbly. Remove from oven; spread almond mixture evenly over cake.
  • ●Broil cake 4 inches from heat 1 minute or until top is lightly browned (edges of cake may get dark). Cool on a wire rack.

Preparation

Step 1

As above.