Chocolate Amaretto Bundt Cake Recipe

2 cups all-purpose flour
3 cups sugar, divided use
1/2 tsp salt
8 ounces butter, divided use
3/4 cup amaretto, divided use
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 Tbsp powdered cocoa
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup water
Crushed almonds (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix flour, 2 cups sugar and salt. Melt 4 ounces butter. Add 1/4 cup amaretto, oil and cocoa and mix. Combine with flour, sugar and salt until blended. Do not overmix. Add buttermilk, eggs, vanilla and soda. Mix thoroughly and place in greased and floured bundt pan. Bake 50 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool. Melt remaining butter and sugar with water in small saucepan over high heat to rolling boil. Reduce heat to medium, stirring constantly. Cook 5 minutes; turn off heat and add remaining amaretto slowly while stirring. Mix until all is added. With chopstick or wooden spoon, poke holes in bottom of cake. Ladle sauce evenly. Let stand 5 minutes and unmold. Garnish with icing and/or crushed almonds.

Yield: 1 bundt cake