Servings:
6-8 persons
Time to make:
45 minutes
Calories per Servings:
Not Available
INGREDIENTS:
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup fresh milk
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tbsp shortening
- 1 cup cake flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp granulated gelatin
- 1 tsp cold water
- 1/2 cup fresh milk
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Canned apricots about 24 halves
STEP BY STEP:
- In a 9-inch skillet melt butter
- Remove from heat and sprinkle with brown sugar
- Arrange on sugar the apricot halves
- Let stand while mixing batter
- Beat until very light eggs
- While beating add salt, sugar and vanilla
- Heat to boiling point milk diluted with water and shortening
- Beat into egg mixture.
- Sift together cake flour and baking powder
- Add milk mixture beating quickly but thoroughly
- Pour over apricots
- Bake in 350F for 25 to 30 minutes or until cake shrinks from sides of pan
- Turn out while warm and serve with whipped milk topping
- For milk topping soak for 5 minutes granulated gelatin, cold water
- Scald in top of doubler boiler fresh milk
- Add gelatin and stir until dissolved
- Pour into bowl and chill until icy cold then whip with rotary beater until stiff.
TIPS:
The flavour may be substituted with :
- 2 tbsp orange or lemon extract, or
- 1/2 tbsp almond, lemon, or peppermint extract
- 4 drops oil of peppermint
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