Lemon Apricot Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Combine cake mix with sugar, cooking oil, and apricot nectar. Beat for two minutes with mixer. Add eggs one at a time, beating for 30 seconds after each addition. Pour batter into pan.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan before turning out onto a plate.
• In a small bowl, mix lemon juice with confectioners' sugar until you reach desired consistency. Drizzle glaze over sides of warm cake.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake and dry pudding mixes, apricot nectar, oil, eggs and extract; beat on low for 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. , Bake at 350° for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. , In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients until smooth; drizzle over warm cake.

Steps:

• Place the flour, confectioners' sugar, butter and salt in a food processor. Cover and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add egg yolk, processing just until mixture forms a soft dough. Shape into a ball, then flatten into a disk. Wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. , Press dough onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. fluted tart pan with a removable bottom. Bake at 400° until golden brown, 10-12 min. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce heat to 325°., In a small heavy saucepan over medium heat, whisk the eggs, lemon juice, sugar and lemon zest until blended. Add butter; cook, whisking constantly, until mixture is thickened and coats the back of a spoon. Pour into crust. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack. , Spread preserves over tart. Garnish with mint if desired. Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Spray two 9-inch layer pans with cooking spray.
• Combine cake mix, water, sour cream and eggs in large bowl. Mix on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour evenly into prepared pans.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pans on wire rack for 15 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely.
• To serve, slice each layer in half horizontally making 4 layers. Place first layer on serving plate. Spread cake with 1/2 cup preserves.
• Repeat layering with cake and preserves. Use remaining preserves for top of the cake allowing preserves to drip down the sides of the cake.
• Serve each slice with a dollop of whipped topping, if desired.

Steps:

• For cake:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 10 inches bundt or tube pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs, oil, apricot nectar and lemon zest.
• Dissolve the gelatin in the hot water and add to cake batter.
• Mix until well blended.
• Pour into the greased cake pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. The cake is done when a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
• Remove cake from oven, cool for 10 minutes and invert onto a cake plate.
• Pour glaze over cake while it is still warm.
• For glaze:.
• Combine confectioner's sugar and lemon juice and mix well.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 or 10 inch tube or bundt pan.
• Combine the lemon cake mix, eggs, brown sugar, flaked coconut, 3/4 vegetable oil, 3/4 cup apricot nectar and the lemon extract. Beat with electric beaters for 4 minutes at medium speed. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 40 minutes. Let cake cool in pan for 10 minutes then turn cake out on to a serving dish and immediately pour glaze over still warm cake.
• To Make Glaze: Combine the confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons apricot nectar, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and enough lemon juice to give the glaze a liquid consistency. Mix until smooth and use immediately to pour over still warm cake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 10 inch tube or Bundt pan.
• Mix the cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, and apricot nectar together.
• Dissolve the gelatin in the hot water and add to cake batter. Mix well and pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 to 60 minutes. Invert cake onto a plate and cool for several minutes. Pour glaze over cake while it is still warm.
• To Make Glaze: Combine the confectioner's sugar and the lemon juice. Use immediately to pour over still warm cake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease a 9x13-inch cake pan.
• Mix lemon cake mix, eggs, and vegetable oil in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Stir apricot nectar into the batter and mix well.
• Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until the cake is lightly browned at the edges and the top springs back when lightly pressed, about 30 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center of the cake should come out clean or with moist crumbs. Check for doneness after 20 minutes.
• Cool cake completely.
• Mix confectioners' sugar with lemon juice, mixing juice in about 1 tablespoon at a time, until the frosting is fluid and easy to spread. Frosting should run slightly but not be a thin runny glaze.
• Spread frosting on cooled cake and sprinkle with lemon zest to serve.