Apricot Cinnamon Cake

11 July 2021

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This apricot cinnamon cake has a light soft sponge with cinnamon cream cheese and fresh apricots. So simple to make and is delicious served with a cup of tea or coffee.

If we are lucky and the frost doesn’t get to the budding apricot flowers in the spring, we have an abundance of fresh apricots from the garden every year. And for those who have read up about me know that I like to make the local Hungarian spirit called Palinka. However, it’s also nice to make a few sweet items and this is one I particularly like and hope you will too.

You might also like my apricot semolina galette, apricot streusel tart, or my apricot stilton scones recipes.

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INGREDIENTS

For this recipe all you need are these ingredients:

Neutral-tasting oil (coconut, vegetable or sunflower oil)
Caster or granulated white sugar
Medium eggs
Pure vanilla extract or paste
Greek yoghurt
Plain or all-purpose flour (BL55)
Baking powder
Baking soda
Cream cheese
Milk
Ground cinnamon
Fresh apricots
Almond slice
Icing sugar

– Vanilla recommendations: pure vanilla extract or vanilla paste or vanilla pods.

Salt – I highly recommend adding a good pinch of salt to your cakes. It might seem a bit weird, but it actually has the incredible ability to enhance sweetness, suppress bitterness, and elevate the flavour of all the ingredients, making your cake taste even better. It’s pretty crazy, the sodium in the salt sends signals to move glucose into your tongue’s sweet taste receptors, making the sweetness really pop. So, don’t be afraid to sprinkle a little salt – it’ll take your cakes to the next level!
I recommend Maldon Sea salt flake s or Cornish sea salt, but any good quality salt is fine.

WHAT VARIATIONS CAN I MAKE?

Fruit: If you can’t get fresh apricots, drained tinned apricots work well also or try other fruits. Peaches, raspberries or strawberries make great alternatives.

If you experiment, Please leave a comment at the bottom of the post – it’s really helpful to me and other readers knowing how you got on and I regularly update these posts and the feedback I receive helps to make the recipes even more useful.

EQUIPMENT SUGGESTIONS

Earthenware Mixing Bowl Mason Cash, Cream 29 cm Chip Resistant.

I like the sturdiness of this bowl and its 4 litre capacity means I can use it for mixing just about everything in the kitchen. It is also microwave, freezer and dishwasher safe.

Mixing Bowls Set of 5, Stainless Steel Nesting Bowls with Airtight Lids, 3 Grater Attachments, Size 5, 3, 2, 1.5, 0.63 QT

These different size mixing bowls are really useful depending on the amount of food you are preparing. They also have airtight lids that fit snugly to seal and keep food fresh, great for using as dry storage bowls with lids. The plastic lid of the largest bowl has a removable centre, where one of 3 graters can be used for grating cheese or vegetables.

3 Plastic Mixing Bowls, Non-Slip Base, Soft Grip Handle, Microwave and Dishwasher Safe, Compact, Stackable, Ideal for baking and cooking, off-white, 1.5 Litre, 2 Litre, 2.5 Litre.

I do own a plastic mixing bowl but I am personally not a big fan of them. These 3 bowls are on the smaller size but good for the odd cake making.

Breville Classic Combo Stand and Hand Mixer | 3.7 Litre Stainless Steel Bowl | Swivel Control, Whisk, Dough Hooks and Beaters

I like this model of electric hand mixer because it comes with a large stand, meaning you don’t have to always hold it.

Non-Stick Brownie Pan, 29.4 x 19.1 x 4 cm, Professional Gauge Carbon Steel with Eclipse Premium Non-Stick Coating

Ideal pan for tray bakes, brownies and flapjacks.

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TIP: I highly recommend using metric measurements and a digital kitchen scale, rather than cup measurements. If you have ever ended up with dry, dense or crumbly baked goods, it might be because of inaccurate volume measurements, not all measuring cups are made equally. All my recipes on this blog are carefully developed so that you can easily recreate them in your own kitchen with success, using metric measurements. It is also a lot easier, less messy and you will get far better, consistent results. 🙂
If you are interested in understanding conversions, here you will find the best conversion chart.

NUTRITION

Serving: one cake slice.

Nutrition information can vary for a recipe based on factors such as precision of measurements, brands, ingredient freshness, or the source of nutrition data.

I strive to keep the information as accurate as possible but make no warranties regarding its accuracy.

I encourage you to make your own calculations based on the actual ingredients used in your recipe, using your preferred nutrition calculator.

STORAGE AND FREEZING

This easy cake keeps well for up to 5 days in an airtight container.

Freezing: Stored in an airtight container suitable for freezing or cling wrap this cake will keep for up to 2-3 months.

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