Dutch Almond Cake

Filling

Ingredients

• 1 lb almond paste (room temperature)
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs (room temperature)

Instructions

1. Chop up almond paste and place in large mixing bowl.
2. Add sugar and eggs and set aside.

Cake

Ingredients

• 1 lb butter (room temperature)
• 1 ¾ cups sugar
• 2 eggs (room temperature)
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ¼ cup powdered sugar

Instructions

1. Cream butter, sugar and eggs.
2. Sift together the flour, salt and baking powder and add to the butter mixture.
3. Mix - batter will be very thick.
4. Grease a 13x9 pan and spread half the cake batter on the bottom - you will have to use a spatula or clean hands.
5. Spread the almond filling over the layer of cake and spread the remaining cake batter over the top.
6. Bake at 350˚ for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown.
7. Cool and top with sifted powdered sugar.