
1/2 c Butter or margarine
2 x Egg, large
5 ts Baking powder
2/3 c Milk
1/2 ts Almond extract
2/3 c Sugar
1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1/2 c Toasted wheat germ
1 ts Vanilla
Grated rind of half a lemon
2 c Chopped dried fruit such
As apricots, dates and
Prunes
2 tb Flour for dredging fruit
Icing sugar for dusting
In roll, cream butter with sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg, one at a time
until integrated. In another bowlful, combine flour, baking powder and wheat
source. Combine milk with vanilla, almond extract and lemon rind. Add dry
ingredients to creamed mixture alternating with milk until combined. Fold
in flavored dried fruits. Spoon batter into a well-buttered and floured
2-quart tube pan. Bake in a preheated 350'F. oven for 1 hour or until
tester inserted in center comes out strip. Let cool for 10 proceedings, then
turn out cake and let cool on wheel.
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Yields
12 Servings
