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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs		Cakes	16	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Chopped almonds
1	pk	P.Plus Yellow Cake Mix
1/2	c	Orange juice
1/2	c	Water
1/3	c	Oil
1/2	ts	Almond extract
3	x	Eggs
		Whole almong
1/2	c	Apricot preserves
2 1/2	ts	Orange juice

INSTRUCTIONS

GLAZE
Heat oven to 350F. Generously grease bundt or 10-inch tube pan. Gently
press 1/2 c. chopped almonds in bottom and half way up sides of pan. In
large bowl, combine cake mix, 1/2 c orange juice, water, oil, almond
extract and eggs at low speed until moistened; beat 2 minutes at high
speed. Stir in whole almond. Carefully pour batter into prepared pan. Bake
at 350F for 35-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out
clean. cool upright in pan 10 min.; invert onto serving plate. In small
bowl, combine all glaze ingredients;blend well. Spoon over warm cake. Cool
completely. The "Almond Legend" is that whoever gets the whole almond is
assured of good luck.  From: Pillsbury "Best of the Bake Off Contest"
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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