This Almond Pound Cake recipe is an easy way to make a soft and flavorful pound cake without all the fuss. If you’re looking for a thick and rich almond pound cake that will gather everyone around your table, look no further than this easy recipe made from a boxed cake mix. This pound cake has all the classic flavors of almond extract combined with a moist and creamy texture.
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Have you ever wanted to make a delicious, homemade Almond Pound Cake but felt intimidated by the prospect of baking from scratch?
Never fear, we’ve got you covered.
Using a boxed cake mix and a few simple pantry ingredients, we’ll walk you through the surprisingly simple steps of creating an Almond Pound Cake that will make you look like a pastry chef to friends and family.
In just a few minutes of hands-on work and a few more minutes in the oven, you can be serving up slices of homemade cake that will make mouths water.
So put aside any worries about not having the skills to bake from scratch and let’s get started creating this delicious and easy almond cake recipe with box mix.
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If you follow this simple recipe, your Almond Pound Cake will turn out perfectly every time.
❤️ Why You’ll Love This Almond Pound Cake Recipe
This almond pound cake tastes like something made from scratch and takes less time to make.
From the moment you bite into the moist, nutty cake, you’ll know you made a good decision in using a boxed cake mix for this recipe.
Not only that, but the ease of making this almond pound cake gives it a special charm.
If you took up cooking as a hobby, this would be an ideal starting point because of its ease and flavor.
Have fun with it and jazz up your decorations as desired—go crazy with sprinkles, frostings or anything else!
Plus, if you make extras for friends or family members they’ll no doubt appreciate your baking prowess.
This is just one example of how diverse and practical boxed cake mixes can be.
Whether you’re looking for convenience or something different to try out in the kitchen, these recipes may have just the solution you needed.
Give this almond pound cake recipe a go today and enjoy the results!.
🔑 Key to Success #1 – Start With a Butter Recipe Cake Mix
We’re going to save some steps by starting with a butter recipe cake mix from the baking aisle of your local grocery store.
If you can’t find the butter recipe cake mix, you can use a yellow cake mix.
I don’t know what it is about a cake mix but they bake up so light and fluffy every time.
Even many top-notch bakeries use cake mixes as the base of their bakery cakes.
Don’t feel bad at all about using a cake mix when you are making homemade cakes.
They bake up light and fluffy every time and there is nothing wrong with it.
With that soft texture, it’s the perfect base for our Almond Pound Cake.
🔑 Key to Success #2 – Give It Some Cream Cheese
Cream Cheese makes this Almond Pound Cake batter so thick and rich.
It adds a lot of moisture and makes the cake a little more dense than a typical cake mix.
Make sure the cream cheese is room temperature before you mix up your Almond Pound Cake.
If your cream cheese is still cold, you can microwave it on the defrost setting for a minute or so until it’s room temperature.
Make sure the cream cheese is not melted though.
Use a hand mixer to blend the cream cheese into the rest of the cake batter ingredients for a rich and tangy pound cake.
🔑 Key to Success #3 – Make It Almond
I like to use both almond extract and a little vanilla extract in my Almond Pound Cake.
It adds a nice depth of flavor to the cake.
I usually use two teaspoons of almond extract but you can use more if you’re feeling adventurous.
Blend the almond extract into the cake batter along with the cream cheese.
You can make other pound cake flavors by adding different extracts or using different cake mixes.
If you like citrus desserts, try our Lemon Pound Cake recipe or our Orange Pound Cake recipe.
🔑 Key to Success #4 – Pick the Perfect Pan
A Bundt pan
is the perfect pan for this almond pound cake.
You can find Bundt pans with a variety of designs on them and any of them will work great with this recipe.
If you don’t have a Bundt pan, you can use a round tube pan
like what you would use for an Angel Food Cake.
Be sure to grease the pan well with shortening or Pam non-stick cooking spray before adding the cake batter.
You’ll want to get the non-stick spray in all the little nooks and crannies of the pan so that the cake doesn’t stick to the pan when you try to remove it.
Once the cake comes out of the oven, let it rest in the pan for about 10-20 minutes before inverting it onto a serving plate.
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Almond Pound Cake – Easy Cake Mix Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 box 16 oz Butter Recipe Cake Mix
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1/2 cup water
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp almond extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mix all ingredients together on low for 30 second then on medium speed for 2 1/2 minutes.
- Pour into greased Bundt pan. Bake for 40-50 minutes, until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.