This soft and sweet Apricot Butter Cake is baked to a moist perfection and topped with soft, fresh or canned apricot halves that have been coated with a sweet and crunchy, sugar-crusted, almond topping providing your creation with a range of textures that work perfectly together.
This recipe can be enjoyed either warm or cold, however ensure enough time for cooling before removing from the cake tin. If you remove your cake too early, it may collapse.
To make Apricot Butter Cake, you will need the following ingredients:
Preheat the oven to 160 °C/140 °C fan/gas 3 and grease a 23-cm deep cake tin with butter and line with parchment paper.
Mix the 25g melted butter, muscovado sugar and toasted almond together, until combined and layer over the base of the cake tin.
In a bowl, stir the milk and vanilla together until mixed.
In a separate, large bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar together for about 5 minutes until thick and pale and large peaks form.
Add one third of the flour to the egg mixture and mix well to combine. Alternate with one third of the milk mixture and repeat the mixing process until all ingredients have been used to create the cake batter.
Slowly stir in the 200g melted butter.
Remove the stone pits from the apricots and slide in a half. Place the cut-side down in the base of the tin over the toasted almond topping.
Pour the cake batter over the apricots and place the whole cake in the oven. Bake for 1 hour-1 hour 15 minutes until the cake is set and firm.
Remove the baked cake and allow to cool in the cake tin for 20 minutes before removing and peeling off the parchment paper.
Serve warm or cold.
Try this Apricot Butter Cake in your own home. It’s sweet and crunchy and just the simple recipe you’ve been looking for. The toasted, sugar coated almond flakes also give this cake an impressive touch that will make your cake look world-class! Let us know your thoughts and tag #cookmerecipes in your posts!
Simply the best!
I was so exctied to try this Apricot Butter Cake! My kids loved the flavors, and they helped me with the topping. It was a big hit at our family gathering. So moist and the apricots were perfect. This recipe is a new favorite for us.
Cake taste fantastic!
Delicious! I made this Apricot Butter Cake for my daughter’s birthday, and it was a massive hit. The moist texture and crunchy topping were simply perfect. A lovely twist for our family gatherings. Thank you for this fantastic recipe!
This Apricot Butter Cake is just superb! Made it for a family gathering, and everyone was raving about the crunchy topping. Loved it!
I tried the Apricot Butter Cake for a small gathering and it was a hit. The texture was just right, and the topping added a nice crunch. Perfect for warm evenings.
Made this cake for my grandkid's bday. It was super easy and turned out delish! Everyone loved the apricots on top.
Deliciously moist cake!
Amazing! I baked this for my friends last weekend, and they loved it! The apricots gave it such a lovely flavor, and the almond topping was perfect. I'm so proud of how it turned out, definitely making it again!
This Apricot Butter Cake is simply fantastic! I made it for my friend's birthday and it was a hit. Everyone loved the flavors!
Best cake ever!
Delicious! Made it for my mates last weekend; it was a smashing success!
Simplicity is key in this recipe. I made it for my husband on a cozy night and it turned out so moist and delicious. We both loved how the apricots added a lovely sweetness. It was the highlight of our evening
I made this cake for a family gathering and everyone loved it. The apricot topping is such a nice touch. It reminds me of the cakes my grandma used to bake when we were kids.
Superb! Made this on a family get-together, and everyone loved it. The apricots are a delicious touch.