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Almond Legend CakeRecipe : Almond Legend Cake
Procedure :
1 pk Slivered almonds (2-oz) ; chopped 1/3 c Butter or margarine; -softened 1/3 c Shortening 1 1/4 c Sugar 3 Eggs; separated 1 ts Lemon rind; grated 2 tb Lemon juice 1 ts Vanilla extract 1 ts Almond extract 2 1/3 c All-purpose flour;sifted 2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Baking soda 3/4 ts Salt 3/4 c Milk 1/2 ts Cream of tartar 1/4 c Sugar 1 Almond Apricot glaze; see recipe -for Recipe by: Southern Living Sprinkle chopped almonds into a well-greased 10-inch Bundt pan; set aside. Cream butter and shortening; gradually add 1-1/4 cups sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer. Add egg yolks, and beat well. Add lemon rind, juice, and flavorings; beat well. Combine flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix after each addition; set batter aside. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks form; fold egg white mixture into batter. Pour batter into prepared pan. Press whole almond just below surface of batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan, and let cool completely on a wire 10-inch cake. NOTE: Make Almond Legend Cake every New Year's Eve for a fun tradition at your house. Somewhere hidden in the baked cake will be a single whole almond. Whoever gets the almond in their slice of cake, according to legend, will enjoy good fortune during the year ----- |
