ALMONDS, WALNUTS, APRICOTS CRUMB CAKE

Preparation time :15minutes
Baking time : 45-50minutes
Servings : 6-8persons
Recipe Source : Cooking Channel

Almonds	1/2 cup (roasted)
Walnuts (unshelled)	1/4cup
All purpose flour	1, 1/4 cup
Salt	1/2tsp
Baking powder	1tsp
Sugar	1cup
Butter	1stick (or)1/2cup
Almond extract	2drops
Eggs	4
Milk	1/3cup
Dried Apricots	1/2cup (chopped)
Almonds for garnishing	1/4cup (soaked, peeled and sliced)

ALMONDS , APRICOTS AND WALNUTS

• Melt the butter and bring it to room temperature.
• In a blender add roasted almonds and walnuts and ground them into powder.
• Take a medium bowl and add all purpose flour, salt, baking powder and powdered Almonds and nuts. Combine all ingredients well. Keep this dry mixed flour aside.
• In a separate mixing bowl, add eggs and sugar   .
• Using an electric hand beater, beat the eggs and sugar , until  sugar melts.
• To this, add almond extract, melted butter and milk and continue mixing for couple of minutes.
• Now add chopped apricots and dry mixed flour ingredients. Stir gently in one direction (only) with spatula.
• Preheat the oven at 350 F heat. Grease 9”x9” baking pan with butter or oil.
• Transfer the batter to grease pan and top with sliced almonds.
• Bake it until cake is cooked about 45-50minutes. (Insert a tooth pick and should comes out clean).
• Cool it and Serve.