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.

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