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piece of almond cake on a white plate with a cup of coffee

Easy Almond Cake

Yellow boxed cake mix with an almond paste topping makes a quick and delicious almond cake.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings: 10
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 402
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • 1 box yellow cake mix
  • 1 c water
  • 1/3 c butter softened
  • 10 oz almond paste grated
  • 1 c sugar

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven according to cake box instructions. 350 for my brand cake mix
  2. Make yellow boxed cake mix batter according to directions by combining eggs, cake mix, butter, and water. Mix well.
  3. Grate almond paste into a medium sized bowl.
  4. Add the sugar and mix with a fork until you have a crumbly consistency.
  5. In a greased 9x13 pan pour half of the cake batter.
  6. Top with half of the almond sugar mixture.
  7. Pour the rest of the batter on top.
  8. Top with the rest of the almond sugar mixture.
  9. Bake according to cake box instructions. For me that was 40-45 minutes until light golden brown.
  10. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 402kcalCarbohydrates: 76gProtein: 5gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 389mgPotassium: 125mgFiber: 2gSugar: 53gVitamin A: 13IUVitamin C: 0.03mgCalcium: 168mgIron: 2mg

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