How to Make a Cake - Apricot Stack Cake Recipe

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil adds a unique flavor while margarine is often less expensive.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

Drain the juice from the canned apricot halves into a small saucepan and set the apricot halves aside.

Bring the syrup to a boil, then remove from heat.

Add the dried apricots to the syrup and let them stand for 15 minutes to soften.

Drain the syrup, then add the softened apricots and the drained canned apricots to a food processor and process until smooth.

Stir in a little honey and the peel of one lime, then set this mixture aside until ready to assemble.

In a large bowl, add eggs, buttermilk, and melted butter, and whisk them together.

Add flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to the bowl, and whisk until smooth.

Pour about a half cup of the batter onto a hot lightly greased griddle and spread it to about an 8-inch circle.

Cook the batter over medium heat for 1 to 2 minutes on each side until golden brown.

Continue this process with the remaining batter to make 6 to 8 circles.

Place one of the cakes in the bottom of an 8-inch springform pan.

Spoon over about a third of a cup of the apricot filling and spread it evenly over the cake.

Repeat the stacking process with the remaining cakes and apricot filling, finishing with the filling on top.

Cover the cake and chill it overnight.

Once chilled, remove the cake from the pan and top with whipped cream, additional apricot halves, and a drizzle of honey.

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