Path: swen.emba.uvm.edu!attmt1!ip.att.net!news.esinet.net!news1.cstone.net!newsfeed.slip.net!209.191.0.18.MISMATCH!nntp-out.monmouth.com!newspeer.monmouth.com!remarQ-easT!supernews.com!remarQ.com!news.cmc.net!feeder.swcp.com!sloth.swcp.com!llama.swcp.com!not-for-mail From: Dave Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes Subject: Apricot Brandy Cake Followup-To: rec.food.cooking Date: 17 Mar 1999 05:42:13 -0700 Organization: International Recipes Lines: 51 Sender: recipes@swcp.com Approved: phill@rt66.com Message-ID: <7co7v5$62a@llama.swcp.com> Reply-To: Dave NNTP-Posting-Host: llama.swcp.com Xref: swen.emba.uvm.edu rec.food.recipes:31459 * Exported from MasterCook * Apricot Brandy Cake Recipe By : Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Barbara1 Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 cup butter 3 cups sugar 6 eggs 1 teaspoon orange extract 1 teaspoon almond extract 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract 3 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup sour cream 1/2 cup apricot brandy 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup water 2 tablespoons apricot brandy 2 cans apricots -- (18 oz) 2 tablespoons apricot brandy 1 tablespoon cornstarch Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, blending well after each. Stir in extracts. Combine flour, salt and baking soda. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture, alternating with sour cream and brandy. Bake in a greased 10-inch tube pan at 325 degrees for 1 hour or until done. Combine 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil an stir until thickened. Remove from heat and stir in brandy. Remove cake from pan and pour warm glaze over cake. Cool completely. Drain and chop apricots. Heat apricots in a small saucepan. Combine brandy and cornstarch. Stir in apricots and cook until thickened. Spoon topping over cake and serve with additional topping. Alan Hewitt The UK Recipe Archive available in both Mastercook and Mealmaster formats. go to - http://recipes.reedsweb.net/ http://www.simpleinternet.com/recipes/ ~~Rec.food.recipes is moderated; only recipes and recipe requests are accepted for posting. Please read the FAQ posted on Mondays. Recipes/requests go to recipes@rt66.com; questions/comments to tfdpress@acpub.duke.edu. Please allow several days for your submission to appear.