Almond Pound Cake

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Very rich! One of my favourite cakes. This is good dressed up with frosting, served plain, or with fruit. I quadrupled this recipe, and baked it in two 9x13" pans to make a cake for my father's 65th birthday party. Note: be sure the almonds are finely ground; if they seem somewhat coarse you should run them through the food processor until quite fine. "

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Steps

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Preheat the oven to 325f.

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Butter and flour a loaf pan or small square pan.

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Cream the butter and sugar.

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Beat in the eggs one at a time.

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Beat in the almond extract and the water.

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Stir together the flour , ground almonds and baking powder.

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Stir this into the wet ingredients.

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Pour evenly into the prepared pan.

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Bake for 45 minutes for a loaf pan.

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Bake for 50 minutes in the square pan , or in either case until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.

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Ingredients

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sugar, butter, eggs, almond extract, water, flour, ground almonds, baking powder, salt