1. Apricot Almond Coffee Cake

Recipe:

I cup of butter

2 cups of sugar

2 eggs

1 cup of sour cream

1 tsp almond extract

2 cups of flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup slided almonds

1 ten ounce jar of apricot preserves

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Fold in sour cream and almond extract. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Place 1/3 mixture in greased floured bundt pan. Sprinkle 1/2 almonds and 1/2 preserves. Spoon on rest of mix. Add preserves and sprinkle almonds. Bake at 350 for one hour. Cool on rack.