Juicy Apricot Cake

Ingredients

• 150 g butter
• 150 g sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 3 tbsp milk
• 150 g flour
• 2 tsp grated lemon zest
• 1 pinch salt
• 700 g apricots
• 2 tbsp apricot jam

Instructions

1. 1.

   Beat the butter until fluffy, add 2/3 of the sugar and whisk to dissolve. Separate the eggs; beat the yolks with the milk into the butter mixture.

2. 2.

   Stir in the flour, lemon zest, and salt.

3. 3.

   Whisk the egg whites with the remaining sugar until stiff peaks form, then fold into the batter.

4. 4.

   Grease a springform pan, dust it with flour, pour in the batter and smooth the top.

5. 5.

   Wash the apricots, halve them and pit them.

6. 6.

   Arrange the apricot halves cut side up on the batter and bake at 180 °C for about 60 minutes.

7. 7.

   Before serving spread warm cake with apricot jam.