Apricot Coffee Cake

A nicely tart, and very tasty, coffee cake made with fresh apricots, and sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar.

• Calories: 135 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 6 tablespoons white sugar
• ⅔ cup water
• ¼ cup dry milk powder
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1 tablespoon white sugar, or to taste
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon, or to taste
• 2 cups pitted and diced fresh apricots

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 C).

Step 2

Place the flour, salt, and baking powder in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, cream together the sugar, egg, and butter until smooth. Mix the powdered milk, water, and vanilla into the batter, stirring until well blended. Pour the batter into the flour and beat until smooth.

Step 3

Spread the batter into a greased 8 inch square pan, and sprinkle the diced apricots evenly over the top. Dust with cinnamon and sugar.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven approximately 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.