Almond Legend Cake (New Years Eve)

• 2 ounces almonds slivered, chopped
• 13 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 13 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs separated
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest grated
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 213 cups flour, all-purpose sifted
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 x almond apricot glaze

1. Sprinkle chopped almonds into a well-greased 10-inch Bundt pan; set aside.
2. Cream butter and shortening; gradually add 1 1/4 cups sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer.
3. Add egg yolks, and beat well.
4. Add lemon rind, juice, and flavorings; beat well.
5. Combine flour, baking powder, soda, and salt.
6. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
7. Mix after each addition; set batter aside.
8. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy.
9. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks form; fold egg white mixture into batter.
10. Pour batter into prepared pan.
11. Press whole almond just below surface of batter.
12. Bake at 350F (180C) for 50 to 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
13. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan, and let cool completely on a wire 10-inch cake.
14. NOTE: Make Almond Legend Cake every New Year's Eve for a fun tradition at your house.
15. Somewhere hidden in the baked cake will be a single whole almond.
16. Whoever gets the almond in their slice of cake, according to legend, will enjoy good fortune during the year

almonds, butter, vegetable shortening, sugar, eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice, vanilla, almond, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, milk, cream of tartar, sugar, almond apricot glaze

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/almond-legend-cake-new-years-ev-4944 (may not work)