| Easy Amaretto Cake
cake: 1 1/2 cups of chopped toasted almonds, divided
one 18 ounce yellow cake mix, without pudding
one 3 1/2 ounce package of vanilla instant pudding mix
1/2 cup of water
1/2 cup of vegetable oil
4 eggs
1/2 cup of amaretto
1 teaspoon of almond extract
Glaze:
1/2 cup of sugar
1/4 cup of water
2 tablespoons of butter or margarine
1/4 cup of amaretto
1/2 teaspoon of almond extract
Cake: Sprinkle 1 cup of almonds in bottom of well greased and floured 10 inch tube pan. In large mixer bowl combine cake mix and pudding mix. Beat in water, oil and eggs. Add amaretto, almond flavoring and remaining 1/2 cup of almonds. Beat about 4 minutes. Pour batter into tube pan. Bake in preheated oven at 350ºF. for 1 hour or until cake tester is inserted and comes out clean. Cool cake in pan about 15 minutes and remove.
Glaze: Combine the sugar, water and margarine in small sauce pan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and cook for 4 - 5 minutes for sugar to dissolve. Remove from heat and cool 15 - 20 minutes and add amaretto and almond. Stick holes in top of cake with skewer or cake tester. Spoon glaze over cake allowing it to run into holes.
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