French Apple Cake With Apricot Glaze
Ingredients
2 Tbsp. margarine
1 C. sugar
1 egg
2 C. white flour
2 1/2 pints baking powder
1 C. skim milk mixed with 1 tsp.
6 granny smith apples
Topping
1/3 C. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. freshly ground nutmeg
3 Tbsp. margarine, no salt
Glaze
1/2 C. apricot jam
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 about 1 tsp. water
Cooking Instructions
Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 9 inch x 12 inch baking dish with a nonstick spray. Cream margarine with sugar. Beat in egg. Sift together dry ingredients into egg mixture alternating with milk and vanilla. In food processor, process egg with sugar until well mixed. Add margarine and process and then add milk and dry ingredients into processor and pulse 3 or 4 times, just until mixed. (Wash processor – reserve for next step.) Spread the batter evenly into prepare dish. Top with fruit. Mix topping ingredients together in food processor or mixer. Dot over top of cake. Bake 30 – 40 minutes or until skewer comes out clean. Cool completely. For glaze, heat together apricot jam, lemon juice and water. Strain into saucepan or glass measuring jug. Heat on top of stove or in microwave until boiling and slightly reduced. If reduced too much, add a bit more water onto completely cooled cake with pastry brush. Serve and enjoy.
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