Almond Cake with Berries

Ingredients

• ¹/₈ teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups blackberries
• 3 tablespoons whole milk
• 4 large egg yolks
• ²/₃ cup sugar
• 1 cup sliced almonds (preferably with skins)
• Butter
• + 9 more ingredients
• • ¾ teaspoon vanilla
  • ¹/₃ cup water
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • confectioners sugar
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 large egg whites
  • 1 cup raspberries

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F. Generously butter a 9- by 2 inch round cake pan and dust with flour, knocking out excess. Pulse almonds with 1/3 cup sugar in a food processor until finely ground. Transfer almond sugar to a large bowl and add yolks, flour (1/2 cup), mil...

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