Apricot Pound Cake
From peetabear 15 years ago
- 80 minutes to make
- Serves 12
this is a recipe that I got off the web but now I can't remember where.... but I thought I would post it anyway since it really sounded good to me
Ingredients
- • 3 cups all-purpose flour shopping list
- • 3 cups sugar shopping list
- • 1 cup butter or margarine -- softened shopping list
- • 1 cup sour cream shopping list
- • 1/2 cup apricot nectar shopping list
- • 1 teaspoon lemon extract shopping list
- • 1 teaspoon almond extract shopping list
- • 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda shopping list
- • 6 eggs shopping list
- • 1 jar apricot preserves -- (12 ounces) shopping list
- • 3 tablespoons lemon juice shopping list
How to make it
- Grease and flour a 12-cup Bundt cake pan. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- In a large bowl with a hand mixer at low, beat all ingredients except preserves and lemon juice for about 30 seconds. Scrape bowl frequently. Turn mixer to high and beat for about 2 minutes. Pour into pan.
- Bake at 325 degrees for about 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center. Cool on a rack for 20 minutes, then remove from pan. Cool thoroughly.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, combine preserves and lemon juice. Cook, stirring occasionally, until preserves have melted. Cool to lukewarm. Spoon half of the preserves mixture over the cake. Serve with remaining preserves and top with whipped cream, if desired.
- Serves 12 to 15.
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