Receta Almond Legend Cake
Ingredientes
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Direcciones
- Sprinkle minced almonds into a well-greased 10-inch Bundt pan; set aside.
- 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.
- 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.
- Beat egg whites (at room temperature) and cream of tartar till foamy.
- Gradually add in 1/4 c. sugar, beating till stiff peaks form; fold egg white mix into batter.
- 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.
- Yield: one l0-inch cake.
- Note: Cake texture and taste is very similar to a batter bread.
- 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.