Lemon And Apricot Cake
मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक करा I was on lookout for something more like pound cake yet not something plain for Ajoy's birthday celebration. He enjoys plain cake more than anything so something based of that yet something more richer would make perfect for the occasion. I wanted to either use lemon or orange especially after seeing all these food networks making use of their zest. So when i found a recipe for this cake in one of the books i have, i modified it bit to his taste and came up with this. Ingredients 3 Cup Maida 175g Apricot 1 Cup Almonds 1.25 Cup Pistachios 2/3 Cup Sliced Almonds 2 Cup Sugar 1 + 1/3 Cup Butter 1.25 Spoon Baking Powder 3 Eggs 1/3 Spoon Salt 1 big Lemon Method Preheat oven to 180C/350F In a bowl, blend butter and 1.5 Cup sugar together till smooth Sieve together maida and baking powder 3-4 times. Add it to the butter-sugar mixture. Add in eggs, salt, zest of the lemon and 1/2 cup of warm water and blend till smooth. Fold in chopped apricot, 1 cup al