Apricot and Raisin Butter Cake

Name: Apricot and Raisin Butter Cake
Prep time: 3 h 55 min
Cook time: 3 h 55 min
Total time: 3 h 55 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 teaspoons baking powder; 2 Tbsps brandy or 2 tablespoons apricot brandy; 120 milliliters brandy or 120 ml apricot brandy; 59 milliliters brown sugar; 591 milliliters 300 g cake flour, can use all purpose in a pinch; 118 milliliters cashews, chopped; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 100 grams dried apricots, finely chopped; 4 egg whites, at room temperature; 4 egg yolks, at room temperature; 59 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice (or lemon); 150 grams low-fat plain yogurt, at room temperature; 100 grams raisins; 1 teaspoon salt; 177 milliliters 170 g caster sugar; 2 teaspoons sugar; 15 grams caster sugar (1 TB); 30 grams unsalted butter, cut into small cubes (2 TB); 210 grams unsalted butter, softened (1 cup minus 1 TB); 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 Tbsps hot water

Apricot and Raisin Butter Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 6g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 344 calories. This recipe serves 16. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours and 55 minutes. Head to the store and pick up cake flour, caster sugar, apricot brandy, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Soak raisins and chopped apricots in brandy for 2 hours (preferably overnight in the fridge) - See TIPS above

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Apricot

Raisins

Brandy

Prepare crumb mixture by mixing all ingredients by hand/food processor until crumbly; set aside

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Food Processor

Sift flour, baking powder and salt together, set aside

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Whip egg whites with 1 TB sugar until they form stiff peaks (but not dry); set aside

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Egg Whites

Sugar

Cream butter and 3/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy

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Butter

Cream

Sugar

Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition

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Egg Yolk

Next, add the soaked fruits with the brandy and stir gently

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Brandy

Fruit

Using LOW speed on your mixer, add the sifted flour mixture, alternating with the yogurt according to this sequence - flour-yogurt-flour-yogurt-flour, until well combined

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Yogurt

All Purpose Flour

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Blender

Now gently fold the whipped egg whites into the creamed mixture

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Egg Whites

Pour half of the batter into greased and floured pan (bundt/square/round), followed by the crumb mixture, then finally all the remaining batter

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Frying Pan

Bake in a preheated oven at 180C / 350F for 55 mins for Bundt pan, 25-30 mins for square/round pan, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean

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Kugelhopf Pan

Toothpicks

Oven

Remove from oven, cool in the pan for 10-15mins, then cool completely on wire racks

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Oven

Frying Pan

For a very moist cake, sprinkle brandy syrup on warm cake (I poke some holes using toothpick all over the cake before sprinkling)To make brandy syrup - combine 2 TB brandy, 2 TB hot water and 2 tsp sugar; stir to dissolve sugar

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Brandy

Sugar

Syrup