I always joke that this should be called "Disappearing" Amaretto Bundt Cake because the second I flip it onto the serving platter, it's counting down the last minutes of its life. It's so delicious, sinfully so, that everyone who has a taste just keeps coming back for more. How this recipe came into my hands is a funny story, and I'll share, because I sure as heck do not need a whole page for this recipe. It's so simple, you'll be making one all the time!
Just after we locked down for the pandemic last year, I received a text message from a friend asking me to share my Amaretto Bundt Cake recipe. My reply was easy, "I don't have an Amaretto Bundt Cake recipe." I didn't, honestly. She insisted I did because she remembered having some at my house.
Now me and dessert are not really good friends. Don't get me wrong - I love to eat it, but the constraints of baking are just too uptight for my liking. It's so easy to mess up a baked good and so I just opt to steer clear. My good friend Tracie (Boozerts by Tracie) however, does a bang up job of making desserts - especially those with booze in them, and so naturally, I figured an Amaretto anything was coming from her. I texted her and asked for the recipe.
Her reply was eerily familiar: "I don't have an Amaretto Bundt Cake recipe."
Hmmmm, this just got very interesting. Who brought this cake to my house? Tracie's next text was equally interesting, "I do have a friend that must have one." My text back to her - "Do it."
Within minutes, she texted me back a few lines of text that had no resemblance to a formal recipe whatsoever- just text, no punctuation, some measurements missing, no detail. Well, I didn't want this recipe, so no harm, no foul here. I passed it to my first friend who asked for it originally.
Well, the joke was on me because my first friend texted me back the next day to tell me the cake was outstanding - delicious - nearly gone and she was making a second cake. Well, that's enough for me - I needed in on this cake and I needed it now.
It was easy, too easy, and holy moly was it ever good! It flew out of my kitchen in 2 days and I was already planning a shopping trip to make another. I did have to reach back out to Tracie, as she was missing this marvelousness. I let her know to get on it, she made the cake too and reiterated as well how wonderful it is. Have I sold you yet?
The Bundt cake is 4 ingredients, thrown into a bowl and whipped with an electric mixer. The batter is dumped into a well greased Bundt pan and baked for about 50 minutes. The last half of the cooking time, a simple sauce (Amaretto, sugar and butter) is brought to a boil then whisked and simmered for 15 minutes. The cake is taken from the oven, the sauce is dumped on top, and 10 quick minutes later, the Bundt cake is flipped onto a serving plate and can be eaten, or should I say, it can be devoured because this cake is not hanging around like a pet. It's going, going, gone!
You can take my word for it, but I bet you'd rather try it out for yourself. I make this cake anytime someone is coming here in the morning, whether it's breakfast, brunch or just an early gathering. Everyone in my family enjoys it, and I would bet your folks are going to absolutely love it too.
I still have no idea who brought the original cake - but this one is so good, I'm not worried about it. So give the "Disappearing" Amaretto Bundt Cake a try and let me know what you think.
I bet it's a winner!
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