Moist Apricot Cake with Sponge Batter

Preparation

1. 1
   Step 1

   Preheat the oven to 180°C top/bottom heat and grease a baking pan with a little butter.

2. 2
   Step 2

   Wash, pit, and halve the 500 g of apricots.

3. 3
   Step 3

   Cream together 150 g of soft butter and 125 g of sugar in a bowl.

4. 4
   Step 4

   Stir the 3 eggs into the butter mixture one at a time.

5. 5
   Step 5

   Stir in 1 tsp of lemon zest and 1 packet of bourbon vanilla sugar.

6. 6
   Step 6

   Mix 100 g of flour, 60 g of ground almonds, and 1/2 tsp of baking powder.

7. 7
   Step 7

   Briefly stir the flour mixture into the batter, alternating with 2 tbsp of milk.

8. 8
   Step 8

   Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.

9. 9
   Step 9

   Arrange the apricots on the batter with the cut side facing up.

10. 10
    Step 10

    Bake the cake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.

    Timer · 45 min
11. 11
    Step 11

    Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool completely in the pan.

12. 12
    Step 12

    Dust the cake with a little powdered sugar before serving.