French Almond Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup blanched almond, pulverized in blender with 1/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon rum, kirsch or 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup sifted cake flour
powdered sugar

Preparation

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8 inch square pan.
Combine butter and sugar in mixing bowl; beat until light and fluffy. Add almonds; beat 1 minute. Add eggs one at a time mixing between each addition. Add baking powder and flavorings. Gently fold in flour; 1 tbsp at a time. Scrape batter into prepared pan.
Bake at 40-45 minutes until a wooden toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, when cool.