Sour Cream Almond Cake
This sour cream almond cake is absolutely delicious! It’s flavorful, moist, and tender—you’d never know it’s made with a mix! So simple and stunning on a dessert table.
WHY SOUR CREAM IN A CAKE?
Adding sour cream to a cake it more moist and dense. The result is a richer tasting cake and that is absolutely the case with this dessert! Our sour cream coconut cake is a very popular dessert for a reason…it’s DELICIOUS! So it only made sense to make it almond-flavored. The result? A rich, decadent cake that is simple to prepare and full of flavor! I’m positive this easy dessert will quickly become a family favorite. Serve this cake for any gathering or during the holidays. Your friends and family will swear it’s baked from scratch.
KEY INGREDIENTS
This cake is made with simple ingredients that can be found at your local grocery store. Here are a few key ingredients you’ll want to have. THE FULL INGREDIENT LIST AND RECIPE ARE IN THE RECIPE CARD BELOW.
- Box of White Cake mix
- Melted butter
- Box of instant vanilla pudding
- Sour cream
- Almond extract
- Almond slivers
- 8 ounces of cream cheese, softened
When we say this dessert is easy to prepare, we mean it! You basically mix, bake, and frost! It’s that easy.
VARIATION
Like coconut and almond? Add a cup of sweetened flaky coconut to the frosting.
Sour Cream Almond Cake
Ingredients
- 1 (15.25) ounce box of White Cake mix
- 4 tablespoons of butter melted
- 3.4 ounce box of instant vanilla pudding
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup of sour cream
- 1 cup of milk
- 1 teaspoon of almond extract
- 1-2 cups of almond slivers
Frosting Ingredients
- 3 cups of powdered sugar
- 8 ounces of cream cheese softened
- 2 to 3 tablespoons of milk
- 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Spray 8 inch cake pans with cooking spray. Mix together all ingredients (except almond slivers) with a mixer. Pour batter into the cake pans. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until it tests done. Let cool and remove from cake pans.
Frosting Instructions:
- Mix all ingredients together with a mixer. Frost the top of one of the cake layers. Place the other layer on top and frost it with the remaining frosting. Garnish the top of the cake with almond slivers.
- Keep cake in refrigerator. This cake is delicious served cold.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
No, you can leave it out. However, the instant pudding helps add moisture and flavor. It really helps dress up a cake mix cake! Your friends will think it’s homemade.
Certainly! This is a cake mix cake and can easily be made in a 9X13.
HOW TO STORE:
This cake should be kept in the refrigerator and will keep for 3-4 days. There is no need to let it sit to get to room temperature before serving, it’s FABULOUS served cold.
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