French Style Almond Saffron Cake

French Style Almond Saffron Cake
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Ingredients:

• cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon saffron
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• of salt
• 1 cup butter- room temperature
• 7 ounces tube almond paste (not marzipan)/ 8 oz can almond paste
• 1 cup confectioners sugar
• 5 large eggs
• 8 ounces sour cream
• 1 Zest of orange

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour 2 (8 inch) round cake pans and set aside.
2. Heat milk on medium heat, add orange zest and saffron, bring to a gentle simmer and take off heat.
3. Let cool.
4. Sift flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder.
5. Using a stand mixer cream butter and almond paste for 5 minutes. I cut up the almond paste to smaller pieces and added to mixer.
6. Add confectioners sugar and beat till fluffy.
7. Add in eggs, one at a time.
8. Add in flour and sour cream alternately.
9. Gently pour in saffron mixture and mix well.
10. Divide batter between both prepared pans and bake for 30/40 minutes, test for doneness with a cake tester. I baked mined for 40 minutes.
11. Serve with berries or dusted with confectioners sugar.

These add-ons are elegant!