---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.03 Title: French Apple Cake With Apricot Glaze Categories: Cakes Yield: 12 servings 2 tb Butter 1 c Sugar 1 Egg 2 c White flour 2 1/2 pt Baking powder 1 c Skim milk; mixed with: 1 ts Vanilla 6 Granny Smith apples Topping: 1/3 c Brown sugar 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1/4 ts Freshly ground nutmeg 3 tb Unsalted butter Glaze: 1/2 c Apricot jam 1 ts Lemon juice 1 ts Water; approximate Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x12" baking dish with a nonstick spray. Cream butter with sugar. Beat in egg. Sift together dry ingredients into egg mixture alternating with milk and vanilla. In food processor, process egg with sugar until well mixed. Add butter and process and then milk, dry ingredients into processor and pulse 3 or 4 times, just until mixed. Wash processor & reserve for next step. Spread batter evenly into prepared dish. Top with fruit. Mix topping ingredients together in food processor or mixer. Dot over top of cake. Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until skewer comes out clean. Cool completely. For glaze, heat together apricot jam, lemon juice and water. Strain into s saucepan or glass measuring jug. Heat on top of stove or in microwave until boiling and slightly reduced. If reduced too much, add a bit more water onto completely cooled cake with pastry brush. Serve and enjoy. Per servings: 253 calories, 3.8 g protein (6%), 54 g carbs (83%), 3 g total fat (11%) (0.7 g saturated fat), 23 mg cholest, 146 mg sodium. -----