Apricot Coffee Cake
Description
This apricot coffee cake recipe features a tender, buttery base topped with diced, fresh apricots, sprinkled with cinnamon-sugar for a breakfast treat.
Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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6 tablespoons white sugar
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1 egg
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2 tablespoons butter or margarine
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2/3 cup water
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1/4 cup dry milk powder
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 cups pitted and diced fresh apricots
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1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or to taste
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
2
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Set aside.
3
Beat 6 tablespoons sugar, egg, and butter together in a separate bowl until smooth; stir in water, milk powder, and vanilla extract until well blended. Beat egg mixture into flour mixture until smooth.
4
Spread batter into the prepared pan; sprinkle with apricots. Stir remaining 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl until evenly combined; sprinkle over top.
5
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.