Ted’s delicious almond shortcake: a family favorite!
Almond Shortcake Recipe:
1 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 sticks butter melted
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp almond extract
1/2 cup sliced almonds
Line a large cast iron pan with tin foil and sprayed with pam.
In a large bowl with the melted butter stir in 1 cup of sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Sift in flour and salt into batter. Add almond extract and mix well. Pour batter into cast iron pan and level the best you can. Cover the top with the sliced almonds. Sprinkle top with 2 tbsp sugar.
Using a clear plastic wrap level the top pressing almonds/ sugar into the batter.
Place the pan in the oven at 350 and bake for 30-35 minutes until top is browned.
Let cool 10 minutes and pull the cake from the pan using the foil and cool on a cooling rack.
