French Almond Cookie Cake with Apricot Cream Cheese Glaze

INGREDIENTS

Cake

3/4 cup

unsalted butter, melted (1 stick + half of 1 stick)

large eggs, at room temperature

1 cup

granulated sugar

1/4 cup

light brown sugar, packed

2 tbsp

almond extract

1 tbsp

vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups

all-purpose flour

about 1/2 cup toasted slivered almonds, optional for sprinkling (I did not use)

Apricot Cream Cheese Glaze

3/4

to 1 cup apricot-peach jam (or a pineapple, peach, apricot or favorite jam)

1/4 cup

cream cheese, softened

1 tbsp

almond extract