Casino Lemon Almond Cake
Casino Lemon Almond Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 10. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 463 calories, 8g of protein, and 23g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 55 minutes. Head to the store and pick up almonds, lemon frosting, lemon cake mix, and a few other things to make it today.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Butter and flour 2 (8 or 9-inch) round cake pans.
Combine cake mix, water, oil, 1 tablespoon lemon extract and eggs in a large bowl. Beat for 2 minutes, or until well blended. Stir in ground almonds and 1/2 cup coconut. Divide batter between prepared pans.
Bake for 30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center of cakes comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans on cooling rack for 15 minutes. Invert cakes onto cooling rack; remove pans. Cool cakes completely.
Place 1 cake layer on serving platter.
Combine 1/2 cup frosting with 1 tablespoon lemon extract and spread over cake layer on platter. Top with second cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining frosting. Press sliced almonds around cake sides.
Sprinkle top with remaining coconut.
Cook's Note: When toasting shredded coconut, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Place coconut on baking sheet. Toast for 6 to 8 minutes, or until coconut turns light brown.