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Almond Cake with Chocolate Frosting

This Almond Cake with Chocolate Frosting is the most wonderful, flavorful and tender sheet cake you'll ever make. A sweet and delicious cake that is perfect for holidays, birthdays, or any day of the week you declare dessert day!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Plus Cooling and Frosting: 45 minutes
Servings: 24 slices
Author: Heather

Ingredients

Almond Cake

Frosting

Instructions

Almond Cake

  • Preheat oven to 375°F and grease a 15x10 rimmed jelly roll pan.
  • In a large sauce pan, melt butter over medium heat.
  • Add warm water and bring to a boil. Remove pan from heat.
  • Whisk in sugar, all purpose flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • Add in sour cream and whisk.
  • Whisk in beaten eggs and pure almond extract.
  • Pour batter into prepared sheet pan.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes until edges are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  • Let cake cool for at least 30 minutes before frosting.

Frosting

  • In a stand mixer, beat softened butter until fluffy.
  • Add the cocoa powder, pure vanilla extract and half of the powdered sugar. Mix on low until incorporated.
  • Add the remaining powdered sugar and milk. Mix on low until powdered sugar is fully incorporated.
  • Increase speed to medium and beat frosting for 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy.
  • Add frosting to the center of the cake and using an offset spatula spread the frosting to the edges of the cake.
  • Slice and serve!

Nutrition

Calories: 287kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 203mg | Potassium: 69mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 413IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1mg
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