Best Apricot And Walnut Roll Cake Recipes

WALNUT-APRICOT POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Spray 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan with baking spray with flour. Wrap foil around bottom of pan to prevent leaking.
• In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, 1 1/4 cups butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla and the eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on high speed 5 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. On low speed, beat in flour mixture alternately with milk and 1/2 cup apricot nectar.
• Set aside 2 tablespoons of the apricots for topping along with 1/4 cup of the walnuts. Stir remaining apricots and walnuts into batter. Spread in pan.
• Bake 1 hour 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes. Remove cake from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
• In small bowl, mix powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons butter and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Using whisk, mix in 4 to 6 teaspoons apricot nectar, 1 teaspoon at a time, until smooth and consistency of thick syrup. Drizzle glaze over top of cake; spread with spatula or back of spoon, letting some glaze drizzle down side. Sprinkle reserved apricots and walnuts on top of cake.

MOIST APRICOT ROLLS (USING NUT ROLL TINS)

Steps:

• Cover the apricots with hot water and allow to stand for 30 minutes. Drain well.
• Grease two nut roll tins and preheat oven to 190°C.
• Cream butter and sugar using an electric mixer, until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Beat until combined.
• Stir in half of the sifted flours with half of the milk.
• Stir in remaining flours and milk.
• Stir in the apricots.
• Spoon mixture evenly into the prepared tins. Tins should be kept upright.
• Bake in the oven for 1 hour.
• Remove from the oven and allow cakes to remain in the closed tins for 10 minutes.
• Carefully remove the lids and turn cakes out onto a wire rack to cool.

WALNUT APRICOT BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Place apricots in a bowl and pour on boiling water to cover. Let steep 10 to 15 minutes. Place a strainer over a bowl and drain apricots. Measure out 1/2 cup of the soaking water and set aside (discard the rest). Cut apricots into 1/4-inch pieces.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a Bundt pan and lightly dust with flour. Sift together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda into a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. In another large bowl beat together eggs, buttermilk, soaking water from the apricots, melted butter, honey, vanilla and optional orange flower water.
• If using a stand mixer, fit with the paddle and beat at low speed for about 30 seconds, then add liquids and beat for about 1 minute, or until thoroughly combined. Stop machine, scrape bottom of bowl with a spatula to bring up any unmixed flour, and beat for another minute on low speed. If using a bowl and whisk, whisk together dry ingredients, then whisk in wet ingredients until smooth. The mixture should be thick and, in the perfect words of Peter Reinhart, "soupy." Stir in apricots and walnuts.
• Scrape batter into prepared Bundt pan and place in oven. Set timer for 45 minutes. Rotate pan 180 degrees and bake for another 25 to 35 minutes, until cake is nicely browned and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted. Remove from oven and allow to rest in pan for 10 to 15 minutes, then invert onto a rack and allow to cool completely.

APRICOT FILLED CAKE ROLL

Steps:

• Apricot Curd:.
• Heat apricots and wine for 1 minute in microwave oven.
• Add to blender and puree apricots, sugar adding zest and juice of lemon blend till smooth.
• Mix eggs and yolks together add mix some of the puree to the eggs then back to blender blending all ingredients except butter together.
• Put into a microwave dish and cook for 3 minutes whisking every minute till thick and smooth.
• Add butter and whisk till melted and mixed. Microwave for 1 more minute and chill covered till ready to use.
• Cake:.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix all cake ingredients together to blend then beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Bake in a 15x10-inch cookie sheet pan lined with parchment paper and then butter paper for 15 minutes.
• Do not over bake.
• Frosting:.
• In a food processor process till smooth, airy and creamy.
• Assembly:.
• Immediately turn cake out onto towel.
• Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
• Roll cake along with towel.
• Cool.
• Unroll.
• Spread with apricot curd.
• Roll again.
• Wrap with plastic wrap.
• Cool.
• Unwrap and place seam side down on cookie sheet.
• Spread frost over roll and garnish with coconut and cashews.

QUICK APRICOT WALNUT ROLLS

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over apricots. Set aside. Wait for at least 1 hour before starting to prepare rest of recipe. Then: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Stir together bisquick, milk, and egg to form a soft dough. Knead lightly on a floured board. Roll out to a 9 by 12 inch rectangle.
• Mix together butter, sugar, and cinnamon. Spread evenly over dough leaving a 1/2 inch border all around without sugar. Drain apricots very well. Spread apricots and walnuts over sugared dough. Roll up dough jelly roll style, making a 12 inch long roll.
• Cut dough into 8 slices and place these on a greased baking sheet, overlapping them slightly to make a continous long coffee cake. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and drizzle with powdered sugar icing while still warm (but not hot).