The cornmeal cake with apricot compote really appeals to me. I prefer cakes not too sweet and I really like apricots and pistachios. I usually have dried apricots and apricots around as well as unused cornmeal. We just got a vitamix blender and it does a great job of making the compote smooth.
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Ingredients
- 2 1/2, 1/2 cup finely ground corn meal
- 5 oz, 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1t baking powder
- 1/8t baking soda
- 1/2t salt
- 5 1/4oz (3/4c) sugar
- 6T butter melted and cooled
- 1 egg + 1 yolk
- 6oz, 3/4c whole milk
- 1c dried apricots
- 1 cup water
- 3T honey
- 2 large bay leaves
- 2c whipping cream
- 1t vanilla extract
- 3T chopped pistachios
- 3T confectioners sugar
Steps
- toast cornmeal until smells just like popcorn
- add flour and corn meal to large bowl
- add baking powder, baking soda, salt whisk to combine
- in separate bowl whisk sugar and egg + yolk
- add milk and butter, whisk until combined
- portion batter into 2 cake pans (greased) with parchment, can weight to divide evenly
- bake 14-16m at 350
- cut apricots in halves
- add water and honey saucepan
- bring to boil
- add apricots and bay leaf
- let simmer for 30m
- remove bay leafs
- grind apricots in food processor (or blender) until smooth
- add heavy cream, vanilla, confectioners sugar and whip
- let cakes cool at least 10m
- put cake on cake stand
- spread compote on cake
- add 2nd layer, add whipped cream and top with pistachios
