Karp Family Recipes

Apricot Cake

Category: Desserts, Cakes

Serves: 6

Ingredients:

1/4 lb. unsalted butter at room temperature 3/4 c. flour 3/4 t. baking powder Pinch of salt 1 c. light brown sugar 3 large eggs 1 t. vanilla extract 4 large or 6 medium apricots, pitted and cut in eighths 2 T. granulated sugar Crème fraîche

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°. Use a little of the butter to grease a 9”-round baking pan with removable bottom. Dust the pan with a little of the flour. Sift the remaining flour with the baking powder and salt. Cream the remaining butter with the brown sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Stir in the flour and the vanilla. Spread the batter in the baking pan. Arrange the apricot slices on the top. Put in the oven and bake about 25 minutes, until the top of the cake looks firm and is just beginning to brown. Sprinkle with the granulated sugar, return to the oven and bake another 10 to 15 minutes, until the cake is nicely browned. Remove from the oven, allow to cool for 10 minutes, then remove the sides of the pan. Serve the cake while it is still warm with crème fraîche.