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Sour Almond Loaf Cake

Name: Sour Almond Loaf Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Full-fat milk about ⅔ cup; White vinegar 1 tbsp; All-purpose flour 1 ¾ cups; Cornstarch ¼ cup; Baking powder 1 tsp; Sea salt ½ tsp; Butter 8 tbsp; Granulated sugar 1 ¼ cups; Vegetable oil 1 tbsp; Almond extract 1 tsp; Vanilla extract ½ tsp; Large eggs 3; Sour cream ¼ cup; Confectioners' sugar about 1 ½ cups; Strong hibiscus tea brew 2 to 4 tbsp; Lemon juice about 1 tbsp; Water about 1 tbsp

with Lemon Hibiscus Glaze

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1h 15m
Serves 8
Easy
350 °F
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Ingredients

	For sour almond loaf cake:
	about ⅔ cup Full-fat milk organic
	1 tbsp White vinegar alternatively, use ¾ cup, 150 g of just buttermilk instead
	1 ¾ cups All-purpose flour unbleached
	¼ cup Cornstarch alternatively, use 2 cups, 286 g of cake flour instead
	1 tsp Baking powder 5 g
	½ tsp Sea salt 4 g, fine
	8 tbsp Butter (½ cup), 113.5 g, softened
	1 ¼ cups Granulated sugar 263 g, natural
	1 tbsp Vegetable oil 14 g
	1 tsp Almond extract 6 g
	½ tsp Vanilla extract 3 g
	3 Large eggs free-range
	¼ cup Sour cream 60 g, at room temperature
	For lemon hibiscus glaze:
	about 1 ½ cups Confectioners' sugar 200 g, sifted
	2 to 4 tbsp Strong hibiscus tea brew
	about 1 tbsp Lemon juice freshly squeezed
	about 1 tbsp Water

Nutritional information

413

calories

17.6g

fat

59.3g

carbohydrates

6.2g

protein

106mg

cholesterol

319mg

sodium

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Ingredients

For sour almond loaf cake:
about ⅔ cup Full-fat milk
organic
1 tbsp White vinegar
alternatively, use ¾ cup, 150 g of just buttermilk instead
1 ¾ cups All-purpose flour
unbleached
¼ cup Cornstarch
alternatively, use 2 cups, 286 g of cake flour instead
1 tsp Baking powder
5 g
½ tsp Sea salt
4 g, fine
8 tbsp Butter
(½ cup), 113.5 g, softened
1 ¼ cups Granulated sugar
263 g, natural
1 tbsp Vegetable oil
14 g
1 tsp Almond extract
6 g
½ tsp Vanilla extract
3 g
3 Large eggs
free-range
¼ cup Sour cream
60 g, at room temperature
For lemon hibiscus glaze:
about 1 ½ cups Confectioners' sugar
200 g, sifted
2 to 4 tbsp Strong hibiscus tea brew
about 1 tbsp Lemon juice
freshly squeezed
about 1 tbsp Water

Sour Almond Loaf Cake

Made with simple pantry staples, this delicious Sour Almond Loaf Cake looks impressive but is a snap to make. Sour cream and buttermilk work beautifully in this loaf cake, yielding a cake with a tight, golden crumb and gentle sour notes that are enhanced with almond extract. Finish the cake with a tangy, pink glaze that is simply out-of-this-world delicious. Floral hibiscus tea and lemon juice, along with confectioners’ sugar, create this bright glaze that has the perfect balance of sweet and sour to brighten your day.

What I love most about this recipe, aside from its deliciousness, is that it allows for a few ingredient swaps, depending on what you have around. Don’t have buttermilk? Make your own by adding 1 tablespoon of white vinegar to ⅔ cup milk. Let the mixture sit for 10 minutes so that the milk becomes sour. If you have buttermilk, use ¾ cup in place of all the milk and vinegar. If you don’t have cake flour on hand, whisk 1 ¾ cup of flour with ¼ cup of cornstarch as a substitute. Alternatively, use 2 cups of cake flour instead.

To make the Sour Almond Loaf Cake, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make Sour Almond Loaf Cake

1	Heat oven and prepare loaf pan	5
Preheat the oven to 350 °F and line a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
2	Make sour milk
In a small bowl, mix ⅔ cup milk with 1 tablespoon vinegar and let sit for 10 minutes. Alternatively, use ¾ cup buttermilk and skip this step.
3	Sift dry ingredients	2
In a large bowl, sift together 1 ¾ cups flour, ¼ cup cornstarch (or 2 cups cake flour instead), 1 teaspoon baking powder, and ½ teaspoon salt.
4	Beat butter	1
Using a handheld mixer or stand mixer on low speed, beat 8 tablespoons softened butter just until loose and fluffed, about one minute.
5	Add sugar	2
Add in 1 ¼ cups sugar and beat until a grainy paste forms, 2-3 minutes.
6	Add oil, almond and vanilla extracts	1
Add in 1 tablespoon oil, 1 teaspoon almond extract, and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract and beat for 1 minute.
7	Add eggs	1
Add 3 eggs and beat until well incorporated, about 1 minute.
8	Add sour cream and milk mixture (or buttermilk)	2
Add ¼ cup sour cream and milk and vinegar mixture (or ¾ cup buttermilk) and mix to combine well.
9	Add dry ingredients	2
Decrease the speed to the lowest, add the flour mixture and mix just until combined. Use a spatula to mix any remaining large streaks of flour, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl.
10	Transfer to loaf pan	1
Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
11	Bake	1h
Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
12	Cool
Allow to cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing from the loaf pan. Cool completely on a wire rack.
13	Make lemon hibiscus glaze	2
In a small bowl, whisk together 1 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar, 1 tablespoon hibiscus tea, and 1 tablespoon lemon juice until smooth. The glaze should be thick. Add more tea or water to achieve the desired color and consistency. If the glaze is too runny, add some extra sifted confectioners' sugar and mix well.
14	Pour lemon hibiscus glaze over cake
Pour the lemon hibiscus glaze over the loaf.
15	Serve
Slice and serve!

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Lilly Mathuse

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