The French Almond Cake recipe was from The Daring Gourmet. I changed up the recipe a bit by changing out the green tea glaze (too exotic for a rural county fair) for a honey-orange glaze, and topping it with toasted almond slices and a dusting of powdered sugar. I forgot to use the instant clearjel. We loved it and it'll be a keeper at our house. However, another cake beat me out of 1st place, so it's back to the drawing board on this recipe.
https://www.daringgourmet.com/french...a-honey-glaze/