Ingredients

How to make it

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cup and level with a knife, combine flour, sugar, and salt in a mixing bowl.
  • cut in the margarine and cream cheese with a pasty blender or knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.
  • reserve 1/2 cup of flour mixture for topping; set aside.
  • combine the remaining flour mixture, baking powder, baking soda, milk,ricotta cheese, vanilla extract, orange rind, and egg.
  • beat the mixture at medium speed of a mixer until blended ( batter will be lumpy) and fold in the chopped apricots.
  • spoon the batter into an 8 inch round cake pan coated with cooking spray.
  • dot the batter with apricot preserves and swirl the preserves into the batter using a knife.
  • sprinkle the reserved 1/2 cup of flour mixture over the batter.
  • bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched in center, cool the cake on a wire rack......
  • garnish plate when serving with a slices of oranges

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  • deb33021 14 years ago
    It's in the oven at this very moment. I had dried peaches and peach preserves on hand so we'll just have to see if it's as good as I think it will be, not strictly following the recipe.
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    " It was excellent "
    notyourmomma ate it and said...
    I like tangy orange and apricot, this will be a Christmas Morning necessity, I believe.
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    " It was excellent "
    brianna ate it and said...
    I missed this too but so glad I found it cause it looks & sounds delicious. I'll be trying this out real soon. 5 forks
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    " It was excellent "
    turtle66 ate it and said...
    This recipe receives the 'Pimp Status" award! I LOVE IT!!
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    " It was excellent "
    pollymotzko ate it and said...
    Hi there Sherry,
    This combo of flavors looks like it is sure to please! I love apricots, and tender crumb cake and the lightness of the ricotta mixed with the richness of the cream cheese sounds really decadent!

    Nice recipe!
    I'll let you know when I make it!

    I'm glad you liked my Roasted Vegetables recipe too.

    Polly Motzko
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    " It was excellent "
    recipesrule ate it and said...
    Great, now I have to go shopping! I love the sound of this,& can't believe I missed it before. Thanks for sharing. Gotta get some apricots and preserves. Can you think of a sub for the ricotta? I don't use it much and the rest would go to waste. How about some sour cream or blended cottage cheese? Thanks!
    Betty
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    " It was excellent "
    pippy ate it and said...
    This cake recipe looks perrrrrfect. Thanks so much for sharing your 5 fork recipe with all of us.
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    " It was excellent "
    seafoodlover ate it and said...
    mmmmm!!!!
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    " It was excellent "
    linspj ate it and said...
    Min, I made this over the weekend and it was wonderful. A very nice and light coffee cake. It's a keeper!
    ~Lin
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    " It was excellent "
    linspj ate it and said...
    Winner...I am going to try this over the weekend!
    5 forks
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  • leonora5 15 years ago
    Lovely flavors. I'm gonna enjoy this!
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    " It was excellent "
    peetabear ate it and said...
    this sounds great.. I really like apricots.. I will try to make this soon..^5
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    " It was excellent "
    dynie ate it and said...
    This sounds great! I'm bookmarking this one.
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    " It was excellent "
    noir ate it and said...
    Terrific! :)
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  • cajunspices66 16 years ago
    MY MAMA WILL LOVE THIS.. FORWARDED IT TO HER.. NICE POST.
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  • kismet 16 years ago
    Thank-you for this recipe,sounds really good
    Kind Regards
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  • jett2whit 16 years ago
    oh yeah! I didn't see this one before....looks and sounds wonderful! jett
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    " It was excellent "
    zena824 ate it and said...
    I love my coffee and this sounds like it would go good with it....Thanks for a great post!!!!
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