Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Apricot | 1 medium (35g) | 17 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Fruit | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup castor sugar, extra fine white sugar, fruit sugar or take regular sugar and blend in blender until it is fine
- 2 cups self rising flour
- ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
- 2 to 4 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons apricot jam
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Directions
Heat the oven to fairly hot 375°F.
Prepare a 9 x 6-inch cake tin by cutting a piece of heavy aluminium foil the exact length of the base, but 2 inches wider than the width.
Fold a pleat in the middle so that the foil lies quite flat on the bottom of the tin and the pleat stands up, forming a wall which divides the tin into two oblongs of equal size.
With a wooden spoon, beat the butter and sugar in a medium-size mixing bowl, until the mixture is very light and creamy.
Add the eggs, one at a time beating well after each addition, along with 1 tablespoon of flour.
Stir well to mix.
Fold in the remaining flour and the vanilla essence.
Mix in a little milk, if it is necessary, to make the batter of a consistency that will drop easily off the spoon.
Pour half the cake batter into one half of the prepared cake tin.
Mix the cocoa into the rest of the batter, add a spoonful of milk, if necessary, and pour it into the other half of the tin.
Bake in the oven for 25 minutes.
When the cake is cooked, set it aside to cool.
While the cake is baking, make the almond paste.