Fresh Apricot-Honey Sponge Cake (Russian Style)
Serves: 4
Rowena Kautzer
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
62
Spice
59
Sweetness
50
Sourness
40
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Prep time (avg)
4.7
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 tbsp
Butter (plus more for pan)3 tbsps
Bread Crumb1 cup
Honey3 large
Egg (separated)1 cup
White Sugar2 tbsps
Milk3 cup
All-Purpose Flour1 tsp
Baking Powder1 cup
Walnut (crushed)Directions:
1
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C)
2
Grease a 9-inch cake pan with butter, and dust with bread crumbs; set aside
3
Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat
4
Add the sliced apricots, and drizzle with honey
5
Cover, and cook gently until the apricots have softened, then allow to cool to room temperature
6
Meanwhile, beat the egg whites to soft peaks with an electric mixer
7
Slowly pour in sugar while continuing to beat to stiff peaks; set aside
8
Beat the egg yolks on low speed for a few seconds until slightly thickened
9
Slowly pour in sugar while continuing to beat until thickened and light-colored
10
Beat in milk, then sift together flour with baking powder, and fold into yolks along with cooled apricot mixture, walnuts, and egg whites until combined
11
Pour into prepared pan, and bake in the middle or bottom of the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes
12
Loosen the cake by running a knife around the edges of the pan
13
Invert cake onto a plate, then place another plate on the cake bottom, and flip right-side-up; cool completely before serving