Apricot-Almond Coffee Cake

Submitted by carolinafan

"Baked in a Bundt pan, this preserve filled cake is wonderful."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 12-15

ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 (8 ounce) carton sour cream
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1⁄3 cup apricot preserves
• 1⁄3 cup sliced almonds, toasted
• sifted powdered sugar

• POWDERED SUGAR ICING

• 1 1⁄2 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 4 teaspoons milk
• 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla
• additional milk, if needed

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Grease and lightly flour a 10-inch Bundt pan; set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
4. In a large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Slowly add granulated sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
5. Beat in sour cream and almond extract. Beat in flour mixture until batter is smooth.
6. Spoon half of batter into prepared pan. Spoon apricot preserves over batter in pan, making sure preserves do not touch side of pan. Sprinkle with almonds.
7. Spoon remaining batter over almonds in pan.
8. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
9. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan.
10. Serve warm or cool. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and drizzle with powdered sugar icing.
11. To prepare icing: In a medium bowl combine sifted powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. Stir in enough additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, to make an icing that's easy to drizzle.

Reviews

[recoverinpickyeater]

I have used this recipe many times (minus the icing) from a southern junior league cookbook. It is fantastic! Everyone loves it, and it is easy. The other great thing is the ability to make so many variations, like use vanilla in place of the almond extract, and mix 3T brn sugar, 2T cinnamon, and 1 cup chop.pecans, and use this mixture for the preserve layers. I have also tried adding bananas to the mix, or a lemon and rasberry variation. Try it!

 

[snelson035]

What an amazing recipe!! My family demands that I make it once a week!! Thanks.