Danish Apple Almond Cake

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

1/2 cup granulated sugar

3 eggs

1 teaspoon almond extract

1 1/2 cups Original Bisquick® mix

3 medium baking apples, peeled, cut into eighths

1 teaspoon powdered sugar

1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted if desired

 1 Heat oven to 325°F. Spray bottom of 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray.

2 In large bowl, beat butter and granulated sugar with electric mixer on high speed 1 minute. Add eggs and almond extract; beat on medium speed about 10 seconds. Add Bisquick mix; beat on medium speed about 30 seconds or until combined.

3 Spread batter in bottom of pan. Press apple pieces, cut sides down, into batter. Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until apples are tender and cake is golden brown.

4 Cool 30 minutes at room temperature. Remove side of pan. Sift or sprinkle powdered sugar over top of cake; sprinkle with almonds. Serve warm.