Bisquick Apricot-glazed Pound Cake

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

Ingredients

• 3 cups bisquick
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 3/4 cup margarine or 3/4 cup butter, soft
• 6 eggs
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup orange-flavored liqueur
• 1 cup apricot preserves
• 1/4 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 grease a 10"x4" tube pan.
• 3 beat bisquick, sugar, flour, margarine, eggs, cream cheese, vanilla, and salt in large bowl on low speed, scraping bowl frequently, for about 30 seconds.
• 4 beat on medium speed scraping bowl occasionally 4 minutes.
• 5 pour batter into pan.
• 6 bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 55-60 minutes.
• 7 cool 10 minutes; remove from pan.
• 8 heat 1/2 cup sugar and the water to boiling; reduce heat.
• 9 simmer uncovered 2 minutes; cool to lukewarm.
• 10 stir in the liqueur.
• 11 slowly drizzle over cake.
• 12 press the apricot preserves through a sieve.
• 13 heat preserves and sugar to boiling, sitrring constantly; reduce heat.
• 14 simmer uncovered until slightly thickened, 1 to 2 minutes.
• 15 cool slightly; spread over top, allowing some to drizzle down sides.