Macadamia Apricot Crumble Cake Australian Recipes

MACADAMIA & APRICOT CRUMBLE CAKE (AUSTRALIAN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180oC.
• Grease a 23cm round springform cake tin or line with baking paper.
• Place the chopped macadamia nuts, flour, baking powder and ginger in a food processor and blend until macadamias are ground.
• In a separate large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg gradually, beating well with each addition.
• Lightly fold through half the macadamia flour mixture followed by the buttermilk.
• Fold through the remaining flour, then spoon into the prepared tin and smooth the top.
• Place apricots, skin side down, on the cake gently pressing into mixture.
• Using fingertips, combine the crumble ingredients and scatter over the apricots.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
• Allow to cool in the tin for 10 minutes before lifting out onto a wire rack.

CHRISTMAS CAKE - AUSTRALIAN

Steps:

• Prepare all ingredients first. Chop pineapple, apricots and dates into pieces the same size as the Brazil nuts, leave nuts whole, combine fruit and nuts in a large bowl.
• Beat eggs in a bowl until thick and creamy, add sugar, essence, rum and softened butter, beat until well combined.
• Stir into fruit mixture and add sifted flours.
• Spread mixture evenly and firmly into a large loaf pan which has been greased and lined.
• Bake at 150°C for about 2 hours.

APRICOT COCONUT CRUMBLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour 13x9-inch pan.
• Combine top 3 ingredients, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended.
• Gradually add milk, mixing well after each addition; blend eggs and vanilla.
• Add combined dry ingredients to cream cheese mixture; mix well.
• Pour half of batter into pan. Dot with the preserves and cover with the remaining batter.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Combine coconut, brown sugar, cinnamon and margarine; mix well.
• Spread onto the cake and broil 3-5 minutes or until golden brown.

APRICOT CRUMBLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 7x11-inch rectangular baking dish and line with parchment paper.
• Beat white sugar, butter, and eggs together in a bowl with an electric mixer. Add self-rising flour, milk, vinegar, and vanilla extract and stir with spoon. Pour into the prepared dish. Cover with apricots, pitted-sides down.
• Place all-purpose flour, superfine sugar, and cubed butter into a bowl. Rub butter into flour and sugar with your fingertips until crumbles form. Sprinkle topping evenly over the apricots.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.