Description
This is a lovely cake with the taste of almond and chocolate and it is almost like a pound cake.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons dark rum
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 10 inch tube pan.
- In a large bowl
- cream the butter with the sugar. Beat in the eggs
- then the milk and almond extract.
- In another bowl
- stir together the flour
- baking powder and salt. Beat the flour mixture into the creamed mixture. Turn half of the batter into another bowl and stir in the cocoa and rum.
- Layer the light and dark batters by large spoonfuls and then swirl slightly with a knife.
- Bake the cake in at 350 degree F (175 degree C) for about 70 minutes
- or until it tests done with a toothpick. Transfer to a rack to cool. Makes about 14 to 16 servings.
Servings: 14