Harvest Brunch Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 apples or 2 pears or 2 -3 cups fresh fruit
• 1 cup butter, plus additional for sauteing
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 egg
• 1 cup milk, plus
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon, zest of
• 1 cup apricot preserves
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted

Recipe

• 1 peel, core and slice apples and pears.
• 2 saute in butter for about 2 minutes perside, allowing 1 tbs butter for each apple and pear.
• 3 squeeze lemon juice evenly over sauteed slices, transfer to container and hold.
• 4 cintue to process until all fruit is sauteed and sprinkled with lemon juice.
• 5 in a large bowl, sift 2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar and baking powder.
• 6 with a pastry blender, blend in 1/2 cup butter to form a consistent mixture.
• 7 add egg and 1 cup milk.
• 8 blend to incorporate.
• 9 pour into a greased 9 by 13 inch baking dish.
• 10 layer fruit slices on top of batter.
• 11 heat lemon zest and apricot preserves in saucepan over moderate heat; whisk until melted.
• 12 drizzle over fruit.
• 13 mix 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/2 cup butter until crumbly.
• 14 sprinkle even on top of fruit and preserves.
• 15 preheat oven to 400*f.
• 16 bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
• 17 cool slightly.
• 18 add powdered sugar to 1 tbs milk to make a glaze.
• 19 spread over warm coffee cake.
• 20 cut into squares and serve warm or cooled.