Almond Legend Cake Recipe

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Servings: 1

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Sprinkle minced almonds into a well-greased 10-inch Bundt pan; set aside.
  2. Cream butter and shortening; gradually add in 1 1/4 c. sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer. Add in egg yolks, and beat well. Add in lemon rind, juice, and flavorings; beat well.
  3. Combine flour, baking pwdr, soda, and salt. Add in to creamed mix alternately with lowfat milk, beginning and ending with flour mix. Mix after each addition; set batter aside.
  4. Beat egg whites (at room temperature) and cream of tartar till foamy.
  5. Gradually add in 1/4 c. sugar, beating till stiff peaks form; fold egg white mix into batter.
  6. Pour batter into prepared pan. Press whole almond just below surface of batter. Bake at 350 F for 50 to 55 min or possibly till a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cold in pan 10 min; remove from pan, and let cold completely on a wire rack. Drizzle Apricot Glaze over cake.
  7. Yield: one l0-inch cake.
  8. Note: Cake texture and taste is very similar to a batter bread.
  9. Notes: 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.

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