valentine's day is not for sexy lingerie, it is for cake!

because surely, it might be contradictory to have both?

this pink almond cake is a family tradition,

and traditionally stoopie eats half of the almond paste before

it goes into the cake batter, but this year i made it and

decorated it before it got to stoopie, so this one was extra tasty :-)

the key is to acquire as much pink and red shit that you can find.

not to h8 on myself, but screw this, i love red 40.

cake ingredients: 

  1 tablespoon butter (for pan) 

8 oz almond paste 

6 eggs - separated 

1 teaspoon vanilla 

1/2 teaspoon almond extract 

a pinch of salt 

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 cup flour {you can substitute this for 1/2 cup of almond flour,

for those gfgfs and gfbfs {gluten-free girlfriends and gluten-free boyfriends}}

topping ingredients:

1 1/2 cups whipping cream
1/2 cup powdered sugar {i use a little less, as i don't want it too sweet}
a very generous splash of amaretto

chocolate hearts, candy hearts, gummy hearts, almond paste, red jimmies...

clues:

preheat oven to 350. butter a round pan. beat almond paste and egg yolks really well. mix in vanilla and almond extract. beat egg whites and salt in another bowl until stiff peaks form, add sugar one tablespoon at a time. fold 1/3 of egg whites into almond paste mixture. gently fold in remaining whites. combine baking powder and flour in another bowl...gently fold into mixture 2 tablespoons at a time, being careful not to deflate whites. pour into pan, bake until top is lightly browned and a knife inserted into center comes out clean {about 30 minutes}.
for topping, whip up the cream. blend in powdered sugar. blend in amaretto {drink some amaretto}. then unleash your inner ace of cake and have at it!