Almond Legend Cake

Title: Almond Legend Cake

Categories: Cakes

Yield: 1 servings

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

rack. Drizzle Apricot Glaze over cake. Yield: one

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 --