Almond Cake with Berries Recipe | Cake Recipes | PBS Food | PBS Food

Almond Cake with Berries Recipe | Cake Recipes | PBS Food | PBS Food

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Try this recipe for Almond Cake with Berries by Jacques Pepin from Lidia Bastianich's "Lidia Celebrates America" on PBS. Find Lidia recipes on PBS Food.

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Ingredients

  • 4 ounces almond paste (⅓ cup tightly packed)
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, with ½ teaspoon reserved to butter the cake pan
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs
  • ¼ cup milk
  • Dash salt
  • 1 cup cake flour (5 to 6 ounces)
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 3 tablespoons whiskey, rum, or cognac
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1½ pounds berries (raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, and/or blackberries) or other available fruits (currants, diced dried peaches or diced dried apricots)
  • ½ cup good apricot jam, diluted with ⅔ cup water
  • 8-10 mint leaves
  • 1 cup sour cream or crème fraîche

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