Description
Spoil mom this year by baking her this light and luscious Apricot Tea Cake. It’s a perfect way to end a special meal or to serve her for breakfast in bed, along with her favorite morning brew.
Ingredients
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For the Cake:
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 Stick Softened butter
- 2 Eggs
- 2 Earl Gray tea bags
- 1 cup Self Rising Flour
- 1/4 tsp. Ground Cardamom
- 1/4 tsp. Fresh ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. Salt
- 1/4 tsp. Ground clove
- 1/4 tsp. Ground cinnamon
- 8 Dried Apricot Halves - Coarsely chopped
For the Glaze
- 1 cup Powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup Sliced Almonds (optional garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Grease and flour an 8 inch round cake pan.
- Warm the milk and allow the tea to steep for a few minutes – add chopped apricots to the tea-infused milk to soak.
- Beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy in color and texture.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
- Now add the remaining dry ingredients and 3 tbsp of the tea-infused milk being careful to reserve the chopped apricots for later. Stir to combine.
- Spoon the mixture into the prepared cake pan.
- Sprinkle batter with chopped, soaked apricots and bake for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- To make the glaze, stir together powdered sugar and the remaining tea-infused milk. Add additional milk if necessary to get the proper glaze consistency.
- Allow cake to cool until just warm before drizzling the cake with the glaze.
- If desired, sprinkle with sliced almonds and serve immediately with your favorite tea.
Notes
If mom is more of a chocolate fan then whip her up a batch of these No-Bake Chocolate Nutella Layered Tuxedo Bars. This recipe is so easy to make that even the littles can help. It is cold, creamy, and decadent.
I would like to thank Ashley over at Irish Twin's Momma for sharing this recipe with us.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 338
- Sugar: 34
- Sodium: 449
- Fat: 15
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 48
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 5
- Cholesterol: 78
