In honor of my alma mater’s upcoming appearance at the BCS National Championship, I whipped up this special stadium cake that’s deceptively simple to make.

Ingredients:

• 2 sticks unsalted butter
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 6 eggs
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp. almond extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup ground almonds
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 cup Greek yogurt

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Grease pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
• Combine butter (at room temperature – not completely melted) with sugars.
• Add eggs, one at a time, to sugar/butter mixture.
• Add vanilla and almond extracts to sugar/butter/egg mixture.
• In a separate mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Pour butter mixture into center of well and whisk together.
• Add Greek yogurt to batter.
• Pour batter into pan. Bake for approximately 1 hour (should be golden brown – toothpick inserted into center should come out clean).

Go Irish!

xx Cocoa & Lace