Soft Apricot Cake

11 August 2018

Difficulty:

0/5

🔥 380 calories per serving

Metric Imperial

Here is today the recipe for a very simple cake to make. It requires only a few ingredients and very little preparation time, and is an excellent way to enjoy apricots this season. You will only need 15 minutes of preparation, 35 minutes of baking, and a little patience while it cools to have a great snack/dessert/breakfast for the season!

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Preparation time: 15 minutes + 35 minutes of baking

Ingredients:

150g of flour
100g of sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla
125g of cooled melted butter
3 eggs
About 7-8 ripe but not mushy apricots
QS of butter and brown sugar

Recipe:

Mix the flour with the sugar and powdered vanilla.

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Then add the warmed melted butter.

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Next, incorporate the three egg yolks.

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Whip the three egg whites until stiff, then gently fold them into the batter.

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Grease and flour (or sugar if you want a caramelized result) a cake pan, then pour the batter into it.

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Wash and dry the apricots, then place halved apricots on the batter, cut side up.

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Sprinkle the batter and the apricots with small pieces of butter and brown sugar.

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Bake for about 35 minutes in a preheated oven at 180°C.
Let it cool, then unmold the cake and enjoy ;-)

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Author

A passionate, self-taught pastry chef, Flavie Millet-Joannon has been sharing simple, indulgent recipes since 2017, inspired by French tradition. With a CAP Pâtisserie diploma, she is also the author of Il était un cake (Hachette) and collaborates with brands to create bespoke sweet creations.

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