Mousse-in-the-Middle Cake

Source: The King Arthur Flour Company newsletter

Yield: 12 servings

There's a surprise in the middle of this golden butter cake - a center of chocolate mousse filling!

Cake
1 3/4 cups Bakers' Special Sugar* or granulated sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter (room temperature)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon almond extract, or a few drops of bitter almond oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup vegetable oil
4 large eggs
3 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
3 tablespoons Instant ClearJel