Apricot-Almond Cake

• 20 Dried Apricot ( seedless)
• 1 -1 1/4 cups milk
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 cup Whole Wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 pinch Baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Cardamom powder
• 1/3 cup Chopped Almonds

1. Soak Apricots in warm milk for 4-5 hours( or in the fridge overnight), you can also use Almond milk if you want to make this dairy-free.
2. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
3. Grind the soaked apricots in a blender, it does not need to be quite pureed.
4. Pour the apricot mixture in a large bowl. Mix oil and cardamom powder in the apricot mixture
5. Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together.
6. Add flour mixture to the apricot mixture, one spoon at a time.
7. Do not over mix but just make sure that there are no dry flour patches.
8. Spray a baking dish and pour the cake batter.
9. Bake at 350F for 30-35 mins until done
10. The cake of the color will depend on the color of the apricot, it may be brown or orange.

milk, oil, whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cardamom powder, almonds

Taken from food52.com/recipes/33170-apricot-almond-cake (may not work)