Spray baking dish with cooking spray; add almonds to baking dish
cooking spray, 4 oz. almonds
In a large bowl, combine sugar, egg, almond extract and milk; combine well
1 cup sugar, 1 whole egg, 1½ teaspoons almond extract, ⅔ cup milk
Add flour, baking powder and melted butter to sugar/egg combination; combine well
1¼ cups flour, ½ teaspoon baking powder, 1 stick butter
Pour batter into prepared baking dish and bake for 40-50 minutes or until the edges are golden brown
Allow cake to cool in pan for a few minutes; gently remove and plate
Serve with warm rum butter glaze
Glaze Instructions
Add all ingredients to sauce pan and heat until sugar is dissolved
1 stick butter, ¼ cup water, 1 cup sugar, ¼ - ½ cup dark rum
Drizzle glaze over cake or individual slices
Notes
Tips
Spray oil right before you pour the batter in the pan
Don't use a pan you've ever put in the dishwasher; the Nordic pan has a coating on it and I only hand wash mine, so the cake doesn't stick
Bake on the middle or top rack -definitely not the bottom rack
Make sure your oven is calibrated
Try to release the cake from the pan while the cake is still warm
Using a round, tube or Bundt pan?
Double the recipe
Rum Glaze:
Start with 1/4 cup of dark rum in the sugar mixture; taste it after the sugar is dissolved to see if you want more rum:) if so, add a little more!
Have Light Rum Only?
If you only have light rum, start with 1/4 cup of light rum and 2 tablespoons of brown sugar; heat until sugar is dissolved; taste and add more rum or brown sugar until it's to your liking!