Apricot Almond Bundt Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Mix together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• Combine the sour cream, rum flavoring, orange extract, almond extract, lemon extract, vanilla extract and apricot brandy. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the sour cream and flavorings mixture, stirring just until incorporated.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, sour cream and extract; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture and mix well. , Spread half of the batter in a greased and floured 12-cup fluted tube pan. Sprinkle with half of the almonds. Spread half of the preserves to within 1/2 in of the edges. Cover with remaining batter. Spoon remaining preserves over batter to within 1/2 in of edges. Sprinkle with remaining almonds. , Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 15 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. If desired, dust with confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• 1. Grease 10 cup tube pan or Bundt Pan; set aside.Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• 2. In large bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy,beat in eggs, one at a tine; beat in orange rind and almond extract. Stir in apricots. In separate bowl, whisk together flour,ground almonds,baking powder, baking soda, and salt; stir half of this mixture into butter mixture. Stir sour cream into butter mixture; stir in remaining flour mixture. Scrape into prepared pan.
• 3. Bake until cake tester inserted in center of cake come out clean, about 45 minutes. Let cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan to rack.
• 4. GLAZE: In small bowl, whisk together sugar, orange juice, and almond extract; brush over hot cake. Let cool completely.

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 325. Generously grease and flour bundt pan.
• 2. Mix butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well. Add sour cream, apricot nectar, lemon extract, almond extract and 3/4 of the jar of preserves. Gradually add in baking soda and flour. Beat all ingredients together for about 30 seconds. Turn mixer on medium to high speed and beat for about 1 additional minute. Pour into pan.
• 3. Bake at 325 for about 80 - 90 minutes, or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on rack for 20 minutes, then remove from pan to cool completely.
• 4. Make glaze: Use remaining 1/3 jar of the preserves and about 1/4 cup of the leftover nectar. Put in small saucepan and cook over medium heat until heated through. If needed, dissolve about 3 teaspoons of cornstarch in additional nectar in a small bowl and add by teaspoons to the glaze mixture to thicken slightly. Let glaze cool for about 10 minutes and then spoon over cake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, then greast & flour 10" bundt pan.
• With electric mixer, cream together the butter & sugar.
• Add eggs, one at a time, before adding extract.
• In another bowl, sift or whisk together flour, baking powder & salt.
• Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with sour cream.
• Sprinkle 1/2 cup almonds on bottom of pan.
• Pour half the batter over nuts.
• Arrange remaining nuts over batter.
• Drop spoonsful of apricot preserves over the nuts, but not touching side of pan.
• Pour remaining batter over the preserves.
• Bake for 55 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter cake pan, then line bottom with parchment paper. Butter parchment, then sprinkle evenly with 1/4 cup almonds.
• Pit and coarsely chop 6 oz. apricots. Pulse salt, 1 1/2 cups sugar, and remaining 2 1/4 cups almonds in a food processor until finely ground. Add eggs, vanilla, 6 Tbsp. butter, and half of the chopped apricots; process until very smooth. Add flour and baking powder; pulse until combined, then fold in remaining chopped apricots. Transfer to prepared pan.
• Bake cake until golden brown and the center no longer jiggles when shaken, 60-70 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cake cool completely.
• Meanwhile, pit and slice remaining 10 oz. apricots. Toss apricots, amaretto, if using, and remaining 2 Tbsp. sugar in a medium bowl. Let sit at least 10 minutes or up to 1 hour. Using a whisk or an electric mixer on medium-high speed, whip cream to soft peaks in a large bowl.
• Run a knife around edges of cooled cake and invert onto a platter.
• Serve with macerated apricots and whipped cream alongside.
• Do Ahead
• Cake can be baked 3 days ahead. Cover and chill. Let come to room temperature before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease and lightly flour a 10-inch Bundt pan; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• 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.
• Beat in sour cream and almond extract. Beat in flour mixture until batter is smooth.
• 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.
• Spoon remaining batter over almonds in pan.
• Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan.
• Serve warm or cool. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and drizzle with powdered sugar icing.
• 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.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F; grease and flour a bundt pan.
• Beat sugar, egg, almond extract, milk and softened butter together.
• Gradually add flour, baking powder and cinnamon.
• In bottom of greased bundt pan, sprinkle almonds and raw sugar to make a nice crunchy topping.
• Pour cake batter over almonds/sugar.
• Bake for 50 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean from center of cake.
• Cool for 15-20 minutes, then remove from pan.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Serve warm or cooled - your preference.