Apricot-Pineapple Coffee Cake

Description

Beautiful, in-season apricots were my inspiration for this coffee cake. I created it for a get-together with friends for our annual porch party. Because it was an evening event, it became a dessert. Great on its own for a morning coffee cake or served in the evening as a dessert topped with vanilla bean ice cream.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chopped fresh apricots
  • ½ cup crushed pineapple
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • ½ cup sliced almonds
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons sweetened flaked coconut
  • 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 7×10-inch baking pan.
  2. Combine apricots
  3. pineapple
  4. and cornstarch in a small bowl. Combine flour
  5. sugar
  6. baking powder
  7. cinnamon
  8. baking soda
  9. nutmeg
  10. and salt in a large mixing bowl.
  11. Combine buttermilk
  12. melted butter
  13. egg
  14. and almond extract in another bowl. Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients alternately with fruit mixture with a wooden spoon; do not beat. Fold in 1/2 cup almonds. Spread into the prepared baking pan.
  15. Combine flour
  16. butter
  17. brown sugar
  18. coconut
  19. almonds
  20. and cinnamon for topping together until a crumbly mixture is achieved. Sprinkle evenly over the top of the cake batter.
  21. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean
  22. about 40 minutes. Allow to cool for about 30 minutes before cutting into it.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 40 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins

Servings: 12

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