APRICOT CUP CAKES 

OR 

APRICOT LOAF CAKE.

This recipe is a variation of an orange cake recipe that mum used to make.  She also used another orange cake recipe too which is also on the site.

The beauty about this recipe is that it is simple to make. You can make it also as cupcakes or in a loaf tin.

INGREDIENTS.

1 cup of Self Raising Flour

I cup sugar.

I egg. (room temperature).

20g butter ( room temperature)

1/4 cup diced apricots

1/4 cup apricot juice.

1/4 cup milk.

METHOD

1. Preheat oven at 180 degrees or 160 fan forced.

1. Place all ingredients into a mixing bowl EXCEPT BUTTER)

2. Melt butter on low heat on stove ( or melt butter in microwave).

3.Beat mixture for 1 minute until just combined. ( time it).

4. Add in extra apricot juice  slowly by tasting if you wish it to have a stronger flavour ( optional step). If you add in extra juice, do not be liberal with it in the one go- just add gradually and then taste.

5. Now beat for another 2 minutes ( even if you left step 4 out).

6. Put into prepared patty pans which are lightly sprayed.

7. Bake at180 degrees ( 160 fan forced) for 12-15 minutes for smaller patty pans or if you are using larger patty pans bake for 18-20 minutes.

NB If you make it in a loaf tin, bake for 35-40 minutes.

8. Cakes are ready when they come away from sides and come out clean.

9.Stand in the trays for 10 minutes before putting on wire rack to cool.

10. When cold, ice with apricot icing.

11. Decorate whilst icing is still wet as you wish.
Suggestion add 2-3 diced apricot pieces on the cup cakes whilst icing.

ORIGINAL ORANGE CAKE RECIPE.

The ingredients are similar )as above) but substitute the apricot juice for freshly squeezed orange juice and add in rind of 1/2 orange.