Apricot-Almond Coffee Cake
- Streusel:
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- Cake:
- 3 (15 oz.) cans apricot halves in juice, drained
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick (1/4 lb.) unsalted
- butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup sour cream
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. Grease and flour a 9-by-13- inch baking pan; set aside.
- Make streusel: Toast almonds until golden, 6 to 8 minutes, stirring halfway through. Let cool. Combine almonds with remaining streusel ingredients; mix until crumbly.
- Make cake: Pat apricots dry and set aside. In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time. Mix in vanilla. Beat in half of flour mixture, mix in sour cream and stir in remaining flour mixture, scraping bowl.
- Spread batter in pan. Top with a single layer of apricots. Sprinkle with streusel. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool on a rack.
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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/apricot-almond-coffee-cake (may not work)