Almond Cakes With Fresh Fruit

The idea that the service to God should have only to do with a church altar, singing, reading, sacrifice, and the like is without doubt but the worst trick of the devil. How could the devil have led us more effectively astray than by the narrow conception that service to God takes place only in church and by works done therein… The whole world could abound with services to the Lord…not only in churches but also in the home, kitchen, workshop, field.

Martin Luther

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Fruits			4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

18	T	2 1/4 sticks unsalted
		butter room temperature
3/4	c	Plus 2 tablespoons
		granulated sugar
1		Egg
2		Egg yolks
1	T	Freshly squeezed lemon juice
		plus zest of 1 lemon
1 1/2	t	Pure vanilla extract
1 3/4	c	All-purpose flour
1/3	c	Finely ground blanched
		almonds 1 ounce
2	c	Assorted summer fruit such
		as strawberries
		raspberries blueberries
		peaches and figs
		Confectioners' sugar for
		dusting
4		Sprigs mint for garnish
		optional

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat oven to 325. Butter eight 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 inch brioche molds; set
aside. In electric mixer, combine butter and 3/4 cup granulated  sugar;
beat on medium until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in whole  egg and
yolks until combined. Beat in lemon zest and vanilla until  combined.
Add flour and almonds; combine. Spoon batter into prepared  molds,
banging bottoms to compact batter. Bake 20 to 25 minutes.  Reduce heat
to 300; bake until golden, 5 to 10 minutes. Let cool on a  wire rack.
Slice fruit into bite-size pieces, and toss with remaining  2
tablespoons granulated sugar and lemon juice. Let fruit stand 5 to  10
minutes. Dust cakes with confectioners' sugar. Serve with fruit  and
garnish with mint.  If you prefer, bake in a nine inch cake pan for 45
minutes.  Recipe by: MARTHA STEWART LIVING  Posted to MC-Recipe Digest
by "Joyce Bennis" <Joyce_B@email.msn.com>  on Mar 28, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 975 Calories From Fat: 699 Total Fat: 79.5g Cholesterol: 337.1mg Sodium: 35.5mg Potassium: 430mg Carbohydrates: 59g Fiber: 5.8g Sugar: 10.9g Protein: 10.8g