APRICOT BUTTER CAKE

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Just the thing when you have a hungry horde coming over

Provided by Mary Cadogan

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h45m

Yield Cuts into 10-12 slices

Number Of Ingredients 10

150ml milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
300g caster sugar
3 eggs
350g self-raising flour
200g butter , melted
350g ripe apricot
25g butter , melted
3 tbsp light muscovado sugar
3 rounded tbsp toasted flaked almonds

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Butter a 23cm-deep cake tin (preferably not loose-based, see tip below) and line the base with silicone or baking parchment. Mix the topping ingredients and spread over the base of the tin.
  • Mix the milk and vanilla together. Put the sugar and eggs into a large bowl and whisk with a tabletop or hand electric mixer until the mixture is thick, pale and increased in volume, about 5 mins. Test it is ready by lifting the whisk blades - if the mixture briefly leaves a trail, you are ready to proceed.
  • Add one-third of the flour and whisk slowly to incorporate, then one-third of the milk and mix again. Repeat twice more until all the flour and milk is added. Slowly whisk in the melted butter.
  • Halve and stone the apricots. Place, cut-side down, in the base of the tin. Pour the cake batter over the top and slide into the oven. Bake for 1-1ΒΌ hrs until the cake is firm to the touch and springs back when lightly pressed.
  • Cool the cake in the tin for 20 mins, then carefully remove from the tin, peel off the lining paper and serve warm or cold.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 410 calories, Fat 20 grams fat, SaturatedFat 11 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 55 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 33 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 6 grams protein, Sodium 0.57 milligram of sodium

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