Preheat the oven to 190°C and line a 9-inch baking dish with baking paper
Add apricots, caster sugar, and lemon juice to the baking tray and toss together
Place in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, then turn to grill setting at 220°C fan and grill for 5-10 minutes to caramelize
Drizzle amaretto over the apricots and turn them cut-side down
Turn oven heat down to 170°C
In a bowl, whisk together olive oil, caster sugar, honey, eggs, and egg yolks
Stir in ground almonds, flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, and sea salt
Mix in crème fraîche, vanilla extract, and orange blossom extract
Pour batter over the roasted apricots and bake for 30 minutes in the middle of the oven
Remove when a skewer inserted comes out fairly clean
Heat a frying pan to medium-high heat, add 2 tbsp olive oil and thyme leaves
Fry for 1-2 minutes until gently crisped
Top cake with crispy thyme leaves and serve with crème fraîche
