Apricot tea cakes.

Ingredients:

1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
2 Tbs light brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp minced lemon zest
½ tsp pure vanilla extract
¾ cup all purpose flour
¼ cup almond meal
¾ tsp baking soda
¼ cup buttermilk
3 ripe apricots, halved and pitted

Ingredients:

Sanding or sparkling sugar (for dusting the tops)

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

makes approximately six cakes