Apricot And Almond Torte

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 50 g butter, melted
• 450 g apricots, halved and stoned, quartered if large
• 50 g almonds, slivered or sliced
• 2 -3 tablespoons golden granulated sugar
• 50 g self-raising flour
• 200 g ground almonds
• 85 g caster sugar
• 140 g soft butter or 140 g margarine
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to 190c/fan 170°c brush a shallow loose-bottom tart tin with some of the melted butter.
• 2 blend the almond base ingredients together in a mixer or food processor until smooth and creamy. spread out evenly in the tin.
• 3 arrange the apricots on top, cut-side up, and sprinkle the top with the almonds.
• 4 sprinkle the remaining melted butter on top of the almonds, then sprinkle on the sugar.
• 5 bake for 40-50 minutes until the base is risen and cooked. leave in the tin for 5 minutes before removing.