As soon as the fresh apricots start showing up in the summer farmers’ markets, I whip up this Apricot Slice for a deliciously simple treat. Delightfully light and moist, these apricot bars are filled with sweetness and great texture. Sweet and tart stone fruits like plums, peaches, or nectarines will work instead of apricots, too.
Here, the apricots are tossed with a splash of lemon juice and a sprinkle of sugar to enhance their flavor before baking on top of the sweet cake base. The simple cake base is made with butter, sugar, eggs, self-rising flour, and sour cream and flavored with a hint of vanilla. I top the slices with coconut flakes, but you could also use almond flakes. Dust the bars with confectioners’ sugar before serving, and enjoy!
To make the Apricot Slice, you will need the following ingredients:
Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Lightly grease a 7 x 11-inch baking pan and line with parchment paper. Lightly grease the paper too.
Using an electric mixer, cream together 125 grams unsalted butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
Add 2 eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Fold in 1 ½ cups self-rising flour and ½ cup sour cream alternately into the creamed mixture, starting and ending with the flour.
Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
Bake the base for 15 minutes.
In the meantime, toss 8 halved apricots with 1 tablespoon lemon juice and the remaining 2 tablespoons caster sugar in a bowl.
Remove the base from the oven and arrange the apricot halves cut-side up over the partially cooked base. Sprinkle with ⅓ cup coconut flakes.
Bake for another 20-25 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and cool in the pan for 5 minutes, before removing to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
Dust with confectioners’ sugar, then cut into squares and serve.
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