Almond, Pine Nut, And Apricot Coffee Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup almonds, sliced
• 1/2 cup pine nuts
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted (1 1/2 sticks)
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 cup dried apricot, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350*f. butter and flour a 9-inch cake pan.
• 2 combine 1/4 cup of the almonds and 1/4 cup of the pine nuts in a dry skillet and place over med-high heat, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and toasted, about 10 minutes.
• 3 transfer to a food processor and cool for a few minutes, then pulse until the nuts are finely ground.
• 4 transfer the nuts to a medium bowl, add the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• 5 stir to combine. set aside.
• 6 in a medium bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the eggs and the sugar until the mixture is thick and pale yellow.
• 7 add the butter and milk and combine, then stir in the almond extract and apricots by hand.
• 8 gently stir in the dry ingredients.
• 9 pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.
• 10 sprinkle the top of the cake with the remaining 1/4 cup almonds and 1/4 cup pine nuts.
• 11 bake until the cake is cooked and a toothpick inserted comes out clean, about 50-55 minutes.
• 12 let the cake cool on a wire rack.