Categories: Cakes - Frosting - Icing

Ingredients

• Cake
• 1/2 cup chopped almonds
• 1 pkg. Pillsbury Plus Yellow Cake Mix
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/3 cup oil
• 1/2 tsp. almond extract
• 3 eggs
• 1 whole almond
• Glaze:
• 1/2 cup apricot preserves
• 2 to 3 tsp. orange juice

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Generously grease 12-cuo fluted tube or 10-inch tube pan. Gently press 1/2 cup chopped almonds in bottom and half way up sides of pan.

2. In large bowl, combine all ingredients except whole almond at low speed until moistened; beat 2 minutes at high speed. Stir in whole almond. Carefully pour batter into nut-lined pan.

3. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool upright in pan 10 minutes; invert onto serving plate.

4. In small bowl, combine glaze ingredients, adding enough orange juice for desired consistency. Spoon over warm cake, Cool completely.

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