Almond & Apricot Cake Recipe | CupcakeGirl

This cake is super moist and very easy to make! If you don't like apricots feel free to substitute other fruit :) --- RECIPE: INGREDIENTS: 500g can of apricot halves 1 cinnamon stick (or 1 T cinnamon powder) 1 vanilla pod, cut open (or 1 T vanilla essence) 1/4 cup brown sugar --- 180 grams butter, melted** 3/4 to 1 cup plain white sugar*** 3 eggs a dash of vanilla 3/4 cup self raising flour 3/4 cup almond meal I actually used a bigger can but there was heaps of left over puree so if you wont end up using that just use this size tin. ** if you don't use salted butter and a pinch of salt when adding the flour and almond meal. *** This recipe originally called for 1 and 1/4 cups of sugar, however many comments found this a little sweet. I've changed the recipe to 3/4 to 1 cup of sugar. If you're not much of a sweet tooth stick to 3/4 cup, but if you have more of a sweet tooth like me feel free to add a full cup! METHOD: 1. Open the apricots and reserve 6 nice looking, similar shaped apricots. 2. Place the remaining apricots and the syrup in a saucepan. 3. Bring to a simmer, then add the vanilla pod, cinnamon and brown sugar, stir. 5. Leave to simmer while making the cake batter. --- 1. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F) 2. Add melted butter and sugar to a large bowl, stir well. 3. Add 1 egg and combine. 4. Add the other 2 eggs and whisk until well combined. 5. Add the vanilla and whisk. 6. Add the flour and almond meal and fold together gently with a spatula until combined. --- 1. Sieve the apricots to make a puree. Reserve the syrup. 2. Grease and line a cake tin, I used a 20cm (8") tin. 3. Pour in half of the cake batter. 4. Add some of the apricot puree and spread around. 5. Pour in the rest of the cake batter. 6. Add the six apricots to the top of the cake. 7. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the cake is golden brown and a skewer inserted comes out clean. 8. While the cake is cooling brush on some of the reserved sugar syrup over the top to moisten the cake. 9. Allow to cool completely then serve & enjoy! :) --- Thank you for watching! If you enjoyed this video, please like, share and subscribe! SUBSCRIBE:    / @cupcakegirl   INSTAGRAM:   / romaineamber   PINTEREST:   / cupcake__girl   TUMBLR:   / romaineamber   MUSIC: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-...