Southern Style Almond Cream Cheese Sheet Cake
INGREDIENTS
  • Cooking Time: 35 minutes
  • Servings: 24 squares
  • Preparation Time: 15 minutes
  • Cake:
  • 1 box yellow cake mix (without pudding)
  • 1/2 cup margarine, or butter, melted
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • Topping:
  • 1 (1 pound) box powered sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 2 teaspoons almond extract
DIRECTIONS
  1. Cake:
  2. Mix cake mix,margarine,egg,pecans together.
  3. Spread in greased 9 x 13 inch cake pan.
  4. Set aside until topping is mixed.
  5. Topping:
  6. Combine powdered sugar, cream cheese,eggs, almond extract in small bowl.
  7. Mix well.
  8. Pour over cake mixture.
  9. Bake 35 minutes or until golden brown.
RECIPE BACKSTORY
This is a very old recipe that my grandmother made when I was child. I asked her where she got it, and she said it was handed down to her from her mother. This is a delicious, and easy cake and icing all in one pan! ( I often bring it as a pot luck.)