27 apricot cake recipes

Apricot bread machine loaf with chopped dried apricots, apricot preserves, and applesauce for a soft, fragrant fruit yeast bread. Toast for breakfast or slice for cream cheese sandwiches.

Apricot and cardamom bars with dried apricot, apricot nectar, and unsweetened applesauce in the batter, finished with a sweet apricot glaze drizzle. Low-fat and done in 45 minutes.

Breakfast pizza spreads apricot or peach preserves over a Bisquick crust and tops with breakfast sausage slices for a sweet-and-savory morning meal. Five ingredients, 38 minutes.

Soft cream cheese cookies studded with pecans and swirled with apricot preserves, topped with matching apricot frosting and coconut for pillowy sweetness.

Delicate almond-scented cookies sandwiched with honey-sweetened apricot filling, shaped like little pillows and sealed with fork tines.

Oatmeal crunchies with orange zest, nutmeg, and orange-apricot juice for a citrusy twist on classic drop cookies. Crispy edges, chewy centers.

California fruit bread made with whole wheat flour, bananas, pineapple, apricots, and golden raisins. No added sugar or butter in this naturally sweet, freezer-friendly loaf.

Puree of apricots made from dried apricots simmered tender, blended smooth with honey and orange zest. A three-ingredient sauce for desserts, cakes, custards, or spooning over yogurt.

Brandied fruit starter with pineapple, peaches, apricots, and maraschino cherries soaked in brandy and sugar. A living friendship cake starter you keep and share.

Cherry and almond Christmas cake: maraschino cherries, apricots, ginger, and almonds macerated in amaretto and brandy, baked into a lighter apple-puree batter, then soaked in more amaretto. A boozy, fruit-packed festive cake that keeps for a month.

Friendship fruit starter ferments pineapple, peaches, apricots, and cherries in brandy and sugar for three weeks. A boozy heirloom base for cakes, ice cream, or gifting.