This is a favourite family recipe that means Summer to us. It was made regularly by a very special lady who made it for us when we visited her in her home in Templestowe, Melbourne. She would go outside and collect a few ripe apricots that had fallen from her tree and whip this up in no time. She was Austrian, loved to entertain and passed away some years ago but the memory of her and her wonderful cooking still remains with us all 🙂
Ingredients:
125g butter
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
rind 1 lemon
2 eggs
2 cups self raising flour, sifted
milk to make soft batter
Method:
- Beat butter and sugar until pale.
- Mix in lemon rind and eggs one at a time mixing well after each addition. Add vanilla.
- Fold in sifted flour with enough milk to make a smooth batter. If you have used unsalted butter it will need a pinch of salt added with the flour.
- Spread into flat slice tin. Top with halved apricots skin side down.
- Sprinke with a little sugar and cinnamon if apricots are not ripe or if you like these flavours.
- Bake 160° Fan Forced 30-45 minutes.
- Dust with icing sugar when cold.
Delicious served for afternoon tea or dessert with whipped cream. 🙂
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