Hibiscus Loaf Cake

Name: Hibiscus Loaf Cake
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 227 grams cream cheese, cut into 8 pieces and at room temperature; 237 milliliters dried hibiscus flowers (See Notes); 3 larges eggs, beaten and at room temperature; 354 grams 1/2 cups (about all-purpose flour; 198 grams cup (about granulated sugar; 59 milliliters honey; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 0 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters sour cream; 6 Tbsps unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 59 milliliters vegetable oil; 118 milliliters boiling water; 177 milliliters whole milk, at room temperature

This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 9g of protein, 29g of fat, and a total of 585 calories. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of hibiscus flowers, eggs, cream, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours.

Instructions

For the Cake: Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Wrap 4 layers of heavy duty foil (See Notes) around exterior of 9- by 5-inch loaf pan, then coat interior with baking spray.

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Baking Spray

Wrap

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Loaf Pan

Aluminum Foil

Oven

Combine hibiscus flowers, boiling water, honey, and lemon juice in small bowl, mashing with fork to ensure flowers absorb liquid evenly. Allow flowers to steep until softened and liquid has been almost completely absorbed, about 15 minutes.

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Hibiscus

Lemon Juice

Honey

Water

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Bowl

In medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

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Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

In large bowl, beat butter on medium speed until creamy, about 1 minute.

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Butter

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Bowl

Add oil and sugar and continue to beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

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Sugar

Cooking Oil

Add eggs in a slow steady stream and continue to beat until completely incorporated, about 1 minute.

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Egg

Decrease mixer speed to low and add flour mixture in three batches, alternating with milk. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl with rubber spatula as needed. Increase speed to medium and beat mixture just until combined, 20 to 30 seconds.

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All Purpose Flour

Milk

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Spatula

Blender

Bowl

Add vanilla and soaked hibiscus flowers beat once more, just to combine, about 20 seconds.

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Hibiscus

Vanilla

Scrape batter into prepared pan.

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Frying Pan

Bake 35 to 40 minutes, rotating cake halfway through baking, until cake tester inserted in center of cake comes out clean.

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Oven

Transfer cake to cooling and cool in pan 10 minutes. Invert cake onto plate or second cooling rack, then revert to original cooling rack so top of cake faces up. Cool completely, at least 1 hour.

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Wire Rack