Apricot Bran Honey Cakes Recipes

APRICOT HONEY CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, soak the apricots in the rum for at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350° and grease a 10- by 5-inch loaf pan.
• In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs with a whisk. Stir in the honey, vegetable oil, grated lemon and orange rind and juice, sugar, salt, and apricot jam.
• Sift the 2 flours and the baking soda into another bowl.
• Strain the apricots, reserving the excess rum.
• Add the flour alternately with the rum to the honey cake mixture. Fold in the apricots. Scoop the batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle with the nuts.
• Bake in the oven on the lower rack for 50-55 minutes, or until the center of the cake is firm when you pres sit. Remove from the oven and cool on a rack.

APRICOT FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Grease two 9 inch tube pans.
• In a saucepan over medium heat cook apricots in the water until they are mushy. Press them through a sieve and let them cool.
• Separate the eggs. Beat the egg yolks until lemony colored. Then beat the egg whites until stiff peaks are formed. Set aside.
• Cream the butter or margarine and sugar together. Add the beaten egg yolks and the apricots, and mix thoroughly.
• Combine the raisins, candied cherries, candied pineapple, and mixed dried fruits in a bowl coated with one cup of the flour.
• Combine the remaining flour, baking soda, and salt. Add this flour mixture alternately to the creamed mixture with the apricot juice. Blend this batter into the mixed fruits. Add the chopped pecans or walnuts and fold in the beaten egg whites. Turn the batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake at 275 degrees F (135 degrees C) for 2 hours. Garnish cakes with candied pineapples and cherries. Makes about 24 servings.

APRICOT BRAN HONEY CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400*F.
• Combine apricots, butter, nectar and honey in a small saucepan; place over high heat. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 4 minutes or until apricots are plump. Remove from heat; cool.
• Gently spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with knife. Mix flour, bran, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl, stir well. Add sugar mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until combined. Lightly fold in apricot mixture.
• Spoon 1/2 cup batter into each of 7(6 ounce) ramekins coated with cooking spray. Place ramekins on a shallow baking sheet. Bake at 400*F. for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Put on wire rack.
• Serve warm or at room temperature. Enjoy!

FRESH APRICOT-HONEY SPONGE CAKE (RUSSIAN STYLE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch cake pan with butter, and dust with bread crumbs; set aside.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the sliced apricots, and drizzle with honey. Cover, and cook gently until the apricots have softened, then allow to cool to room temperature.
• Meanwhile, beat the egg whites to soft peaks with an electric mixer. Slowly pour in sugar while continuing to beat to stiff peaks; set aside.
• Beat the egg yolks on low speed for a few seconds until slightly thickened. Slowly pour in sugar while continuing to beat until thickened and light-colored. Beat in milk, then sift together flour with baking powder, and fold into yolks along with cooled apricot mixture, walnuts, and egg whites until combined.
• Pour into prepared pan, and bake in the middle or bottom of the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Loosen the cake by running a knife around the edges of the pan. Invert cake onto a plate, then place another plate on the cake bottom, and flip right-side-up; cool completely before serving.

APRICOT YOGURT CAKE WITH ORANGE HONEY SYRUP

Steps:

• Let the yogurt drain in a fine sieve set over a bowl, covered and chilled, overnight and measure out 1 cup of the drained yogurt, reserving the remaining yogurt for another use.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F. and butter and flour a 10-inch springform pan. Into another bowl sift together the flour, the baking powder, the baking soda, and a pinch of salt. In the bowl of an electric mixer cream the butter with the sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy, beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, and beat in the 1 cup drained yogurt, beating until the mixture is just combined. Add the flour mixture, beat the batter until it is just combined, and stir in the apricots and the walnuts.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and bake the cake in the middle of the oven for 50 minutes, or until a tester comes out with a few crumbs adhering to it. Put the cake in the pan on a rack set over foil, pour the orange honey syrup over it, and let the cake absorb the syrup. The cake may be made 2 days in advance and kept in the pan covered with plastic wrap and foil and chilled. Remove the side of the pan and garnish the cake with the mint sprigs.

CRUNCHY APRICOT COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. In medium mixing bowl, combine KELLOGG'S RICE KRISPIES cereal, 3 tablespoons sugar, ginger and the 1/4 cup margarine, mixing until crumbly. Set aside for topping. 2. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.3. In large mixing bowl, beat remaining 1/4 cup margarine and remaining 3/4 cup sugar until well blended. Add egg. Beat well. Stir in the 1/2 cup apricot syrup. Add flour mixture, mixing well. Spread in 8 x 8 x 2-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray. Chop apricots and spoon evenly over batter. Sprinkle with cereal topping.4. Bake at 350°F about 45 minutes or until cake begins to pull away from sides of pan. Serve warm. Garnish with more apricots, if desired.

APRICOT AND HAZELNUT BRAN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 degree Celsius.
• Spray loaf tin or square cake tin with oil and line with baking paper.
• Combine the milk and all bran in a mixing bowl and soak for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Add the flour, brown sugar, dried fruits, hazelnuts and bicarbonate of soda and mix well.
• Pour mix into prepared tin and bake for 40 to 45 minutes.

LATTICE TOPPED APRICOT COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Set aside.2. In large mixing bowl, combine KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN cereal and milk. Let stand about 2 minutes or until cereal softens. Add egg and shortening. Beat well. Add flour mixture, stirring only until combined. Spread evenly in 9 x 9 x 2-inch pan coated with cooking spray.3. With floured spoon, make groves in dough diagonally across pan about 1 1/2 inches apart, forming lattice. Fill groves with apricot preserves.4. Bake at 400°F about 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cut in squares and serve immediately.