Second bake of The Home Bakers (THB), Apricot-Pistachio-Lemon Coffee Cake, chosen by Chris of Yummy Bakes. Pistachio is not an ingredient that I use very often, mainly because they are quite costly, yes, I am sometimes that stingy when it comes to certain ingredients! I bake quite often, so budget is always on my mind, as it can be quite costly shopping for ingredients! Most of the time I ended up buying more than I need, yikes!! Almost all of the nuts here in Malaysia are fully imported, that's one of the reasons why they are so expensive! But for these, I could not find myself substitute with walnuts (much cheaper than pistachios), which I often do! So pistachios it is! I bought a small pack of 250gm since this recipe does not use much pistachios, and now I have some balance I'm keeping for other bakes! (yipee!!) !!
I like the lovely golden brown of the crust. While this cake is baking in the oven, I can smell the mixed aroma of the apricots and lemon, really nice. Apricots are my favourite dried fruit (I even have a label for apricots in my side-bar!!) and I simply love lemons!
I had this with a cup of warm Earl Grey tea.
Please visit our other baking friends at THB for this bake and hop over to Chris from Yummy Bakes for the recipe.
THB is currently baking from Coffee Cakes by Lou Seibert Pappas, if you would like to join in, please hop over to THB for details on how to become a member. Everyone's welcome!
Hi Joyce, its me again the first one here... LOL... eh u dun need to sleep. I am about to bake this tomorrow. ;)
ReplyDeleteWow your post is up already! M with Abbygail on this. Lady you really need to sleep!
ReplyDeleteBTW this recipe is really great isn't it? I didn't get the brown crust like yours on my bundt but the cake tasted heavenly!
Thanx for accepting me in your group :D. I really appreciate it!
Oh how lovely Joyce! I do believe I can smell it from here!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing...
ohhh ....es una delicia esponjosa y tentadora me encanta ,abrazos hugs,hugs.
ReplyDeleteI have never tried Pistachios in baking, agree they are expensive :)
ReplyDeleteBut this one is inviting me to try this at the earliest .. thnx for sharing !
i love the salty crunch the pistachios add to an already amazing moist lemony cake! This is amazing and so fresh! job well done! Job well done!
ReplyDeleteMmmmm...I can just imagine how good it smells and tastes! Yum!
ReplyDeletelook delicious, I love the pictures are really nice!
ReplyDeleteOooh, I love dried apricots and have a good stash in my pantry! Loving the idea of adding them to a lemon coffee cake...sounds delish!
ReplyDeleteyummy a perfect cake to have with tea
ReplyDeleteYou so early - before me. Can see the whole pistachios, I was afraid that it will fall off so I chopped the pistachios roughly. Hmm.... overall I like the cake.
ReplyDeletemorning joyce, it's a delicious cake..moist and a very apricot cake even though it was made with dried apricots!
ReplyDeleteEach of our cakes look different and each one looks delicious. Your cake did brown beautifully. This was a good choice. We love it. Thanks for starting the group. I see, we have initials. I will pick up on that for the future.
ReplyDeleteLove this, Looks yummy
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It's interesting to see all come together to bake for the recipe. Thanks for starting this blog event. You have a nice crust!
ReplyDeletelove the addition of pistachios there...nice texture of it
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cake there with the mould ! Texture looks so moist and soft too !
ReplyDeleteVery interesting recipe.The combination of apricots and pistachios is new to me.
ReplyDeleteKisses,dear!
Lovely crust on your cake! Interesting cake this bake!
ReplyDeleteMindblowing cake,simply irresistible..fantastic bake.
ReplyDeleteAgree with Emily. The crust on your cake looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a delicious looking coffee cake Joy! I love pistachios and can eat a few dozen in one sitting if giving the chance. I really like the combination of flavors in your cake. The cake looks incredibly moist and with the addition of the chewy apricots and crunch from the pistachios, this is a fantastic cake! I'll stop by THB for a visit!
ReplyDeleteThat does look like a super moist cake, simply lovely. I find nuts are expensive in Canada too, even though many of our tobacco farms in the north west of Ontario have been turned into peanut farms.
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Hi Joyce!!!Your cake looks amazing!!!I will try it sometime I love!Definitely smells wonderful!
ReplyDeleteKisses!!!
This cake combines so many beautiful flavors! I love pistachios and adding them to the cake must have made a big difference!
ReplyDeleteI love the flavors in this cake Joyce...lemon and apricot, so Spring :)
ReplyDeleteThe pistachio not only adds color but great taste as well.
Thanks for this delicious cake recipe and have a great week!
What a fantastic cake; all the ingredients are speaking to me; great photo.
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Wow! Your crust does look very nice and golden. Really love the combination of the apricots and pistachios together.
ReplyDeleteI think you can be glad you did not substitute them for walnuts.
Mmmm...flavorful & super moist looking cake.
ReplyDeleteTasty Appetite
This cake looks so moist and flavorful. Need to try this for sure.
ReplyDeleteLooks yummy! I wonder if I can still join in, probably not lol! No apricots in the house!
ReplyDeleteYour cake look so most and must be good!
ReplyDeletelooks very delicious Joyce :)
ReplyDeleteI love how moist and dense this cakes looks!
ReplyDeleteoh wow, so many awesome flavors in this cake! sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteWith pistachios, apricots and lemon, shud have tasted delicious..
ReplyDeleteoh...estupendo cake me encanta así de húmedo un pastel deliciosos,abrazos hugs,hugs.
ReplyDeleteThe moist crumb of your cake looks wonderful! I love pistachios too :)
ReplyDeleteYour cake looks really delicious! I'm glad all our bakes turn out so well this time round! :) Can't wait for the next bake!
ReplyDeleteoo la la..send some over pleaseee..
ReplyDeleteYour cake looks great, I love to add nuts to the masses.
ReplyDeletekisses:)
Oooh...great pistachio and lemon combo! Like you, I'm usually a little leary about buying nuts cause they're SO expensive. This cake looks well worth it though!
ReplyDeleteI just love everything in this cake!!!!
ReplyDeleteSounds really good!
this cake looks fluffy, grainy and moist...juz the way i like to eat cakes! aiyoh...make a cup of tea with this ... bestest!!
ReplyDeleteWOW! THis cake looks perfect!
ReplyDeleteA great combination of flavours! I love pistachios, but I agree, they are so expensive! Even in the UK :( And being a student I can't afford much right now! I think I'll use them sparingly too :)
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