Grandma's Recipe Box: Apricot Nectar Cake

I thought I would post another family favorite recipe from my grandmother.  This is a cake that she always seemed to have on hand when someone came to visit.  If she did not have this cake made, she probably had a plate of her famous apricot fried pies or a version of her teacake cookies instead.  The pies were not in this recipe box, so I'm hoping someone has that recipe.


Apricot Nectar Cake


Ingredients:

4 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup apricot nectar
3 oz. box orange Jello
1 box yellow cake mix
3/4 cup Wesson vegetable oil
2 Tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon lemon extract

Steps:

1. Mix all this well, until creamy.
2. Pour into greased and floured tube pan (or bundt pan).
3. Bake a 325 degrees about an hour.

Note:

• Cake stays fresh and moist for days.  Better after 2 days.

Apricot Icing/Glaze

Ingredients:

1 cup apricot juice
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (or lemon extract)

Steps:

1. Mix well.
2. Pour over cake after removing it from pan.

Note:

• Try same recipe only using a box of white cake mix and lemon jello instead.