Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 600 gr sugar
- 500 gr flour
- 350 gr butter
- 130 gr powdered sugar
- 120 ml irish cream liqueur
- 60 ml water boiling
- 30 ml water boiling
- 24 gr almonds (sliced toasted)
- 22 gr instant coffee granules
- 22 ml irish cream liqueur
- 5 gr instant coffee granules
- 4 gr vanilla
- 3 gr almond extract
Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer, about 2 minutes. Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until yellow disappears. Dissolve coffee granules in boiling water; stir in liqueur . Add flour to butter mixture alternately with coffee mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Mix at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in extracts. Pour batter into a greased and floured 25 cm bundt pan. Bake at 150ºC for 1 hour and 40 minutes or until tested done. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10-15 minutes; remove from pan and let cool 30 minutes on wire rack. Brush with Irish cream glaze and sprinkle with toasted almonds.
GLAZE: Dissolve coffee granules in water; add liqueur and powdered sugar, stirrin until blended. Makes half cup.
NOTE: Glazed cake can be wrapped and frozen for 1 month.
