Preheat oven to 350° F.

1. Put the sugar, egg, almond extract and milk into a bowl and beat well.
2. Mix in the flour and baking powder.
3. Slowly add the butter and mix well.
4. Butter and flour cake pan.
5. Pour batter into pan and bake for 38-45 minutes until golden brown.
6. Cool in pan for 6 minutes.
7. Invert cake onto cooling rack.
8. Sprinkle with confectionary sugar before serving.

Recipe can easily be doubled.
Cake freezes well.

VARIATIONS
* Before pouring batter, sprinkle sliced almonds in the pan bottom.
* Substitute lemon extract and add zest of lemon
* Substitute lemon extract and add poppy seeds
* Substitute orange extract and add zest of orange
* Substitute vanilla extract and add blueberries
* Substitute rum extract and top with shredded coconut

...OR ADD TO ORIGINAL RECIPE
* Blueberries
* Door County chopped dried cherries plus some chocolate chips
* Top cake with sliced almonds
* Spread cake with Nutella and jam!

Pipka ’s Special Turtle Cake:
Mix up original recipe, putting half the dough in the pan. Then drizzle caramel sauce across the dough, then sprinkle mini chocolate chips and chopped nuts. Spoon in the rest of the dough and bake as always. Scrumptious!