CakeSpy

So, a few weeks ago I received this package in the mail with a bunch of recipes from Love N Bake, a company which makes fancy pastry fillings (almond paste, praline filling, chocolate filling, etc). "Whatever" I thought.

And then two days later, a big ol' box of said fillings arrived in the mail. Sweet! I was excited not only because they were free (cheapskate!), but because each flavor had recipes on the label (don't you just love back of the box recipes?). So I set to trying out the recipe on their almond paste package, for Almond Tea Cake. Don't let its unassuming appearance deceive you--this cake is heavenly. Simultaneously light and buttery all at once, it's got an amazingly luxuriant feeling in the mouth, and is equally as delicious as a breakfast treat, teatime companion or (with whipped cream) a respectable dinner dessert.

Almond Tea Cake

• 1/2 cup almond paste (I used Love N Bake's...but you probably guessed that)
  
• 3/4 cup sugar
  
• 1 stick (4 ounces) butter, softened
  
• 3 eggs
  
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  
• 1/2 cup flour
  
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
  
• Optional: 1/2 cup white chocolate, cut into coarse pieces (I scattered them on top just before baking--yum)