I am doing an anniversary cake, and they want an almond cake. I have never done this before, so any help you can give would be greatly appreciated!

Meloney

when I do almond cake I cheat...

use almond extract (real) as flavoring in batter (whether box or scratch)

then between layers I put slivered almonds for a nice crunch.

That's a great idea! I would have never thought of that!! If I was using a box cake, how much almond extract would I use?

about two, maybe three, capfulls to start for one box of mix.

unfortunately, w/ flavorings I do a lot of it by "smell" & "taste"

I use the Cake Mix Dr's Almond Cream Cheese Pound Cake recipe...it's my most popular and customers come back for more! Add pure almond extract to your buttercream too and it's sooo yummy.