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     Title: MEXICAN ORANGE-ALMOND CAKE
Categories: Cakes, Mexican
     Yield: 8 Servings

 1 1/4 c  Flour,all-purpose
     1 c  Sugar
 1 1/2 ts Baking powder
   1/2 ts Salt
   3/4 c  Milk
   1/3 c  Shortening,vegetable
     1    Egg,large
     2 ts Orange peel,grated
   1/4 c  Almonds,sliced
     1 tb Sugar
     2 tb Orange liqueur

 Recipe by: Jo Anne Merrill Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a
 round pan, 9x1 1/2 inches or a pan of 8x8x2 inches. Beat all ingredients
 except almonds, 1 tablespoon sugar and the liqueur in a large bowl on low
 speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed,
 scraping bowl occasionally, for 3 minutes. Pour into pan and sprinkle the
 top with almonds. Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out
 clean. Round pan will take about 40 minutes, square pan about 40-45
 minutes. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar and then drizzle with the
 liqueur. Cool 10-15 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely before
 cutting. This is a very pretty cake with the thin sliced almonds and the
 sugar not dissolved on top. Jo Anne Merrill

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