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Apricot Pecan Cake Recipe


Apricot Pecan Cake Recipe Peetabear / All my dishes
1 year, 3 months ago
The serving size is just an rough guess.. the recipe says 24 but that is very skimpy pieces of cake.!!! you can make this ahead of time up to a week, but don't put the glaze on until the day your are going to serve it..it does taste better if you ma... More
Prep:20m Cook:70m Servings:12

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Ingredients
  • 1 pound dried apricot halves ( 2 & 1/2 cups) cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
  • 2/3 cups pecan halves
  • 2 cups flour plus 1 TBSP. flour
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 cup butter (2 sticks) softened 5 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup brandy...(could try peach or apricot as a change)
  • 1 TBSP. vanilla
  • 2 teasp. baking powder
  • 1 teasp. salt
  • 1/3 cups apricot preserves, melted and strained

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 325" F
  2. grease 9-inch tube pan
  3. in medium bowl toss apricots and 2 cups chopped pecans with the 1 TBSP. flour....set aside
  4. in large mixing bowl..beat sugar and butter at low speed until blended
  5. increase speed to high ,beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes
  6. scrape down the sides of the bowl often
  7. with mixer at low speed....add eggs, brandy, vanilla, baking powder, salt and 2 cups flour.
  8. beat until well blended
  9. stir in apricot and nut mixture
  10. spoon batter into pan.
  11. arrange the pecan haves around the top in 2 concentric circles
  12. bake cake for 1 hour and 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes
  13. or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean
  14. cool cake in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes
  15. with knife, loosen cake from pan....remove cake
  16. cool completely on wire rack
  17. when cold brush cake with the melted apricot preserves
  18. or wrap and refrigerate for up to a week....then brush the melted apricot preserves before serving

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Comments

rosemaryblue 1 year, 3 months ago said:
Very nice recipe, Peeta! Know it is delicious! Love the combination of apricots and pecans.

magali777 1 year, 3 months ago said:
Peeta this sounds absolutely delicious, thanks, bookmarked!


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