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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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A cashew lovers dream. I made a half recipe and baked that in a standard bread loaf pan for 18 mins. That gave me 12 nice sized bars of about 3/4 inch tall. I also want to say that I got cake bars, lol. Dreamy soft cake bars, your result might be different but I thought that you should how mine came out. It's delicious too! Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups sugar |
1/3 cup soft butter |
1/3 cup sour cream |
2 eggs |
1 tablespoon vanilla extract |
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour |
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder |
2/3 cup coarsely chopped salted cashews |
2 cups icing sugar |
3 tablespoons cream |
3 tablespoons amaretto liqueur |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 °F.
2. In large bowl, beat sugar, butter and sour cream with electric mixer, until smooth.
3. Stir in eggs, one at a time, and vanilla.
4. Gradually beat in flour and baking powder with electric mixer on low speed. Add cashews and mix well.
5. Pour into buttered 13- x 9-inch cake pan.
6. Bake for about 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
7. Remove from oven and set aside.
8. Spread cake with Amaretto Icing.
9. Cut into squares.
10. Serve warm or cold.
11. AMARRETTO ICING:.
12. In bowl, combine icing sugar, cream and Amaretto, mixing with fork.
13. Add a little more liquid if needed, until preferred consistency.
14. Mix well until smooth and creamy.
15. Reserve.
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