Apricots make excellent jam if cooked with sugar and lemon juice. Apricot jam is used as a glaze on pastries and to stick cakes such as sachertorte together. Melt the jam with water and strain ...

Add the eggs and blend, then mix in the ground almonds and almond extract. Spread a thin layer of apricot jam over the base of the pastry and spoon the almond mixture on top. Bake for 30-40 ...

Desserts from the United Kingdom are more popular than ever ... sponge are held together with a generous brushing of apricot jam, and then are wrapped in a layer of rolled marzipan.