Fresh Apricot Cake- Aprikosenkuchen

For almost 7 weeks I didn't bake anything. That is not totally true , I baked for last months Daring Bakers. But other than that, I have not been baking.
I have been using my oven, but then to drill meat etc but not for baking.
Not that I didn't want to bake, it is just that it is summer here and one is so busy doing out door activities than staying inside the home for baking.

Few days back when we went to the local market we bought these delicous apricots and we had lots, so I thought why not make a cake with some of them.
So searched the net and saw this yummy cake here.

I used a Tart tin, so i didn't had to use so much apricot as in the recipe.

Makes 12 servings of Aprikosenkuchen.

Ingredients:
10 T. butter, softened
2/3 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract or 1 T. vanilla sugar
3 eggs
Zest from 1/2 lemon
2 c. flour
2 tsp. double acting baking powder, or 1 package German Backpulver ( I used normal baking powder)
1/4 c. buttermilk or sour milk
1 1/2 lb. apricots, cut in half, about 14 ( used less numbers)

Preparation:
Use an 11 inch springform pan if you have one, otherwise you could try a 9x9 or 9 x 13 inch baking pan, but the baking times will be different. Butter and flour it. Set aside.
Cream the butter with the sugar and vanilla or vanilla sugar. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Mix in lemon zest.
Mix the flour with the baking powder and salt. Beat into the egg mixture. Add the buttermilk and mix well.
Spread the batter into the baking pan. Place the apricots on top, cut side down. I like to use a circular pattern, starting in the middle with a single half.
Bake at 350°F for 30-40 minutes.
Serve with sweetened whipped cream. 5 i didn't instead of tha ti glazed the top of the cake.

A soup, Rome holiday and the baking loot from Sis

Thankyou for all the Birthday wishes you send to my daughter's 18th b'day in my earlier post.
We had a wonderful time in Rome Celebrating her b'day.
For the week we were there, we have been fully busy, we left our hotel after breakfast and was only back by midnight as we wanted to see as much as possible in these days.
And every evening we three had a relaxing dinner in one of the pleanty cozy places they have there with good food and wine.


Just sharing couple of pictures with you all.

Remember me telling you all hubby is gone to US last month for 10 days. He went to my sister's place and this I really have to share with you all, especially my baking friends, the goddies I got from my sis. Hubby went with one suitcase and he came back with 2 suitcase.
Sis had send me so much things from there :-)


I think I have muffin cups for atleast 5 years :-)

One of the sweetest presenthubby have ever give me :-)

Now to the soup. I have posted this soup earlier, but as I have not been cooking or baking anything special I thought I will post thie Asperagus soup again as it was the season here and I made them again.
If you ant to check out the recipe hopp over to this post.

Baking goodies etc.... which I got from Sis.