Instructions
11/3 cups butter – no substitutes
11/3 cups sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
12/3 cups flour
1 cup finely chopped almonds
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
11/2 teaspoons almond extract
3/4 cup sliced almonds
1 tablespoon sugar
Cream butter and 11/3 cups sugar well. Blend in 1 egg, vanilla and flour to form a smooth dough. Pat half the dough into a spring-form pan. Combine finely chopped almonds, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 egg and almond extract. Spread over dough. Cover with remaining dough. Sprinkle 3/4 cup sliced almonds and 1 tablespoon sugar over top layer. Bake at 325 degrees about 1 hour until lightly golden brown. Cool, remove from pan and cut into wedges to serve. May top with whipped cream and fresh berries.
