Get Baked by Rebekah Hakkenberg

delicious almond apricot brown sugar bundt cake.  recipe via Pictures of Cake.  list of ingredients and more complete instructions on her blog.  vague descriptions and pretty pictures on my blog.

Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and set aside

Cream butter with brown sugar, then beat in eggs and almond extract

mix well, then stir in dry ingredients a little bit at a time

gently stir in sour cream...

...then apricot preserves

admire the lovely peaks and swirls

spread evenly in bundt pan and bake 45 min or until golden brown

toast slivered almonds (or, realize you don't have slivered almonds, and proceed to make your own.  how do you make slivered almonds? very carefully) let cool

let cake cool

mix together preserves, lemon and water.  boil until glaze-y.

attempt to turn bundt cake upside down to prepare for glazing, but instead drop half the very, very hot cake down your top

eat the pieces that fell down your shirt (waste not want not), then poke holes in cake and dribble half the glaze on top.  sprinkle with almonds (I added dried apricots, too) then pour the remaining glaze to seal the almonds/apricots.

Enjoy.