Apricot Almond Coffee Cake
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My dream coffee cake is golden and buttery, with a sweet jam swirl and crumb topping. This apricot almond coffee cake is everything and more – rich and finely crumbed, with a texture reminiscent of the best bakery coffee cake.
Apricot and almond make an irresistible pair in the breezy cake, especially when served just warm with a side of coffee (but of course!). With a tangy apricot jam swirl and fragrant almond topping, this plush cake is exceptional to the last crumb.
More delicious homemade coffee cake recipes:
- Meyer Lemon Coffee Cake
- Brown Butter Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake
- Brown Butter Cherry Coffee Cake
- Berry Streusel Coffee Cake
Did you try this Apricot Coffee Cake Recipe? Let me know by leaving a comment and rating below!
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Apricot Almond Coffee Cake
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 44 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 9 minutes
- Yield: 9 servings
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
With a sweet jam swirl and crumb topping, this apricot almond coffee cake is golden and buttery, with a texture reminiscent of the best bakery coffee cake.
Ingredients
Topping
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 3 oz almond paste, crumbled
- 1/8 tsp pure almond extract
- 2 Tbsp cold unsalted butter, cubed
Cake
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 6 Tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 tsp pure almond extract
- 1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk, at room temperature
- 2/3 cup plain fat-free Greek yogurt, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup low-fat buttermilk, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup apricot jam
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and spray an 8-inch square baking pan with nonstick spray; dust lightly with flour.
- For the crumb topping, combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, and crumbled almond paste in a medium bowl. Add almond extract and cubed butter; toss with a fork until mixture is crumbly. Chill until ready to use.
- For the cake, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Beat butter, sugar, and almond extract in a large mixer bowl at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg and yolk one at a time and beat well. Combine yogurt and buttermilk in a small bowl. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture in three additions, alternating with yogurt mixture (begin and end with flour mixture).
- Scrape batter into prepared pan and smooth with an offset spatula. Place jam in a small bowl and microwave briefly (about 10 seconds); whisk to loosen. Dollop jam by teaspoons over batter and swirl together with a toothpick or wooden skewer; tap pan sharply to remove air bubbles. Sprinkle with chilled topping.
- Bake for 40 to 44 minutes, until coffee cake is golden, springs back to the touch, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for at least 1 hour before serving.
Keywords: Apricot, Almond, Coffee Cake, Breakfast
SO DELICIOUS!!!! I added about 3 – 4 oz almond crumbled paste to the butter and sugar as it was mixing, stirred in c1/2 cup chopped dried apricots at the end, and topped the streusel wirh sliced almonds. I cannot tell you how good it was! And it was better on day 3 than day 1!!! I cannot tell you how long it would last as it was devoured by day 3!
★★★★★
Made this today while watching our tropical storm pass by… too much rain watching and not enough oven watching and its a bit over cooked. Dang. I used fresh apricots… still a very good recipe.
Just made apricot preserves, this recipe look tempting. Best coffee cake I’ve ever baked. I always have something freshly baked for our coffee in the morning. I used 3 tbsp finely ground almonds instead of almond paste, no problem. Removed from oven when just barely done, perfect! Thank you, Carla
★★★★★
Thank you Carla! I’m so happy you loved this recipe! 🙂
Would love a square of this coffee cake for breakfast tomorrow! Adore !
This has all the flavors I love and I really like the almond paste in the topping. 🙂
Coffee cakes are the best! Love the flavors your using! Seriously salivating over the topping it looks soooo good!
The top of this coffee cake looks incredible and I love the apricots!!
I love the swirl of jam throughout this coffee cake. Just enough for a burst of delicious flavor in every bite! The texture looks just perfect—a fabulous weekend treat.
The topping with almond paste looks divine! Coffee cake always makes for a fabulous day!
Yummmmmm, two of my favorite flavors!
Oh sounds fabulous, looking forward to that recipe! 🙂