Ingredients
- Crust:
- 1 Cup flour
- 1/2 Cup butter, room temperature (1 stick)
- 1/3 Cup powdered sugar
- Topping:
- 1 Cup milk
- 1/2 Cup butter (1 stick)
- 1 Cup flour
- 1 tsp. PURE ALMOND EXTRACT
- 1-2 tsp. PURE VANILLA EXTRACT
- 3 eggs
- Frosting:
- 1/3 Cup butter (5 TB. plus 1 tsp.)
- 11/2 Cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp. PURE ALMOND EXTRACT
- 1 tsp. PURE VANILLA EXTRACT
- 2-3 TB. heavy (whipping) cream
- 1/4 Cup sliced almonds, slightly toasted
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350°. For the crust sift the powdered sugar and flour over the butter in a medium bowl. Beat the crust ingredients with an electric mixer until smooth. Lay out a square of waxed paper
or parchment paper and sprinkle it with flour. Place the crust dough on top, sprinkle with flour again, and place a second piece of parchment paper or waxed paper on top and roll gently into a circle slightly larger than 12". Remove the top piece of parchment paper and invert crust onto a well-greased 12" pizza pan. Peel off the second sheet once the dough is in the pan. Create a 1 inch lip at the edge of the dough to hold the topping—the final size of the dough can be smaller than 12". Or……once the crust is mixed, roll in a ball and place in the middle of a well greased cookie sheet/pizza pan. Using your fingers, press the ball into a 12" circle, creating a 1 inch lip at the edge of the dough to hold the topping. The final size of the dough can be smaller than 12". For the topping, bring the milk and butter to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. As soon as it comes to a boil, remove from heat, add the ALMOND and VANIILA EXTRACT and the flour and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until a ball forms. Beat in the eggs with the wooden spoon, one at a time—the first one is harder but it will work! Make sure the eggs are completely mixed into the dough. Spread the topping onto the crust up to the lip. Bake at 350° for 40-50 minutes. The top should be puffy and golden brown. Cool completely. Don't worry if the filling sinks. For the frosting: beat the butter, powdered sugar, ALMOND and VANILLA EXTRACT and cream with a mixer until smooth. Spread onto the coffeecake and then top with sliced almonds.
Prep. time: 30 minutes
Baking time: 40-50 minutes
Serves: 12-16
Nutritional Information: Servings 16;
Serving Size 1 piece (76g); Calories 280; Calories from fat 160; Total fat 18g; Cholesterol 80mg; Sodium 130mg; Carbohydrate 27g; Dietary Fiber