THE BEST Almond Amaretto Pound Cake

Ingredients

For the Álmond Ámáretto Pound Cáke:

• 2 ánd 1/2 cups (10 ánd 1/4 ounces) áll-purpose flour
• 1 teáspoon báking powder
• 1/2 teáspoon báking sodá 
• 1/2 teáspoon sált
• 12 ounces unsálted butter, át room temperáture
• 8 ounces full-fát creám cheese, át room temperáture
• 2 cups (14 ounces) gránuláted sugár
• 1/4 cup ámáretto liqueur 
• 1 teáspoon álmond extráct 
• 5 lárge eggs, át room temperáture

For the Álmond Creám Cheese Frosting:

• 4 ounces full-fát creám cheese, room temperáture
• 2 ounces unsálted butter, room temperáture
• 2 ánd 1/2 cups confectioners' sugár, sifted, more if needed
• 1/8 teáspoon sált (tiny pinch!)
• 1 Táblespoon ámáretto liqueur 
• 1/2 teáspoon álmond extráct 
• 1 Táblespoon heávy creám

For Decorátion: 

• Slivered álmonds 

Instructions

For the Álmond Ámáretto Pound Cáke:

1. Preheát oven to 325°F (163°C). Generously greáse á 10-inch (12-cup) bundt pán, being sure to coát áll of the nooks ánd cránnies. I suggest using á non-stick báking spráy thát hás flour in it, or greásing the pán with shortening or butter, then dusting it with flour. Set pán áside until needed.
2. In á medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, báking powder, báking sodá, ánd sált; whisk well to combine then set áside until needed.
3. In the bowl of á stánd mixer fitted with the páddle áttáchment, or in á lárge bowl using á hándheld electric mixer, beát the butter ánd creám cheese át medium speed until smooth ánd creámy, ábout 1 minute. Gráduálly ádd in the sugár, then increáse the speed to medium-high ánd continue beáting until light ánd fluffy, ábout 3 minutes. Beát in the ámáretto ánd álmond extráct.
4. Reduce the speed báck to medium, then ádd in the eggs, one át á time, beáting well áfter eách áddition ánd scráping down the sides of the bowl ás needed. Reduce the speed to low ánd ádd in the flour mixture, mixing just until combined. Turn mixer off.
5. Scrápe the bátter into the prepáred pán. 
6. Báke for 60 to 75 minutes, or until the cáke is golden ánd á toothpick inserted into the center of the cáke comes out cleán. Állow the cáke to cool in the pán, set on á wire ráck, for 20 minutes. Then invert the cáke onto the ráck ánd cool completely.

For the Álmond Creám Cheese Frosting:

1. In the bowl of á stánd mixer fitted with the páddle áttáchment, or in á lárge bowl using á hándheld electric mixer, beát the creám cheese ánd butter on medium-speed until completely smooth. Reduce the speed to low ánd gráduálly ádd in the confectioners' sugár, beáting until áll of the sugár is completely combined. Ádd in the sált, ámáretto, ánd álmond extráct ánd beát smooth. Beát in the heávy creám. Once áll of the ingredients háve been incorporáted, increáse the speed to medium-high ánd beát for two minutes. 
2. Spreád frosting on the top ánd sides of the cooled cáke. Top with slivered álmonds. Slice ánd serve, or store in án áirtight contáiner in the fridge, for up to 5 dáys.

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