Title: Gateau Mes Amours (Lovers Cake)
Categories: Cake
Yield: 12 Servings

1/2	c	Butter or margarine
2	x	Eggs, 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 bowl, cream butter with sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time until incorporated. In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder and wheat germ. 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 clean. Let cool for 10 minutes, then turn out cake and let cool on rack.

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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