Apricot Almond Cake Recipes

APRICOT ALMOND BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, then greast & flour 10" bundt pan.
• With electric mixer, cream together the butter & sugar.
• Add eggs, one at a time, before adding extract.
• In another bowl, sift or whisk together flour, baking powder & salt.
• Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with sour cream.
• Sprinkle 1/2 cup almonds on bottom of pan.
• Pour half the batter over nuts.
• Arrange remaining nuts over batter.
• Drop spoonsful of apricot preserves over the nuts, but not touching side of pan.
• Pour remaining batter over the preserves.
• Bake for 55 minutes.

APRICOT ALMOND TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla on high speed until thick and lemon-colored. Combine flour, almonds, baking powder and salt; gradually fold into egg mixture alternately with the whipped cream., Transfer to two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake 22-28 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and salt until smooth. Beat in extract. Fold in whipped cream., Cut each cake horizontally into two layers. Place bottom layer on a serving plate; spread with 1 cup frosting. Top with another cake layer; spread with half the preserves. Repeat layers. Frost sides of cake; decorate the top edge with remaining frosting. Sprinkle with almonds.

APRICOT AND ALMOND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Grease and line the base of a 23cm shallow round cake tin.
• Beat the butter, sugar and almond extract together until light and creamy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, adding a spoonful of flour with the second one.
• Add the rest of the flour, the almonds, lemon zest, and milk, and fold in gently. Put the mix into the cake tin and level the top.
• Arrange the drained apricots evenly on top, then put the almonds in between them.
• Bake in the oven for 45 minutes or until the cake springs back when lightly pressed in the middle.