Mom's Apricot Nectar Cake Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Sweet Spot. (Mom's Apricot Nectar Cake Recipe). My mom made this for Easter one year, and I actually liked it! I was a tough critic as a kid, but I've always loved this cake. Now I can make it myself as a dessert-loving adult, but I love it more when my mom makes it! I've never been much of a fan of desserts containing fruit, but this one just gets me! It's just fruit juice, essentially, so it's made to please your toughest fruit dessert critic.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Additional: 30 mins

Total: 1hr20 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 1 9x13-inch cake

Mom's Apricot Nectar Cake Recipe

Ingredients

1 (18.25 ounce) package lemon cake mix

4 eggs

½ cup vegetable oil

1 cup apricot nectar

2 cups confectioners' sugar

½ cup lemon juice

or as needed

1 teaspoon lemon zest

or to taste

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Dessert

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Grease a 9x13-inch cake pan.

Step 3

Mix lemon cake mix eggs and vegetable oil in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Stir apricot nectar into the batter and mix well.

Step 4

Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.

Step 5

Bake in preheated oven until the cake is lightly browned at the edges and the top springs back when lightly pressed about 30 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center of the cake should come out clean or with moist crumbs. Check for doneness after 20 minutes.

Step 6

Cool cake completely.

Step 7

Mix confectioners' sugar with lemon juice mixing juice in about 1 tablespoon at a time until the frosting is fluid and easy to spread. Frosting should run slightly but not be a thin runny glaze.

Step 8

Spread frosting on cooled cake and sprinkle with lemon zest to serve.

Nutritional Information

Mom's Apricot Nectar Cake Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 381.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 4.8g 10%

Carbohydrates: 56.4g 18%

Dietary Fiber: 0.5g 2%

Sugars: 42.5g

Fat: 15.9g 24%

Saturated Fat: 3.7g 19%

Cholesterol: 73.1mg 24%

Vitamin A Iu: 358.5IU 7%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.4mg 11%

Vitamin C: 5mg 8%

Folate: 9.4mcg 2%

Calcium: 31mg 3%

Iron: 1.1mg 6%

Magnesium: 3.7mg 1%

Potassium: 95.7mg 3%

Sodium: 332.6mg 13%

Calories From Fat: 143

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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