Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C and line a 7 x 7inch baking tin with baking paper

In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and orange zest

In a separate bowl, combine the oil, milk, aquafaba, and essences

Add the wet to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. The batter will be quite thick

Pour the batter into your baking tin, and then press the apricot halves softly into the batter in 3 lines of 3

Bake for 15 - 20 minutes, and then remove the cake from the oven and scatter over the flaked almonds

Bake for another 10 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

Remove the cake and while it cools, heat the apricot juice and 1 tablespoon sugar in a saucepan over low heat for about 5 minutes until the liquid has reduced by half.

Use a spoon to pour the glaze over the cake - you may not need all of it.

Serve cold or warm with vanilla ice cream!