Apricot Almond Bundt Cake

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 lb unsalted butter
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream, room temperature
• 1 cup sliced almonds
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle apricot preserves

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f, then greast & flour 10" bundt pan.
• 2 with electric mixer, cream together the butter & sugar.
• 3 add eggs, one at a time, before adding extract.
• 4 in another bowl, sift or whisk together flour, baking powder & salt.
• 5 add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with sour cream.
• 6 sprinkle 1/2 cup almonds on bottom of pan.
• 7 pour half the batter over nuts.
• 8 arrange remaining nuts over batter.
• 9 drop spoonsful of apricot preserves over the nuts, but not touching side of pan.
• 10 pour remaining batter over the preserves.
• 11 bake for 55 minutes.