Best 1001 Nights Cake Recipes

1,001 NIGHTS CAKE

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A delicious Arabian honey treat, and very quick and easy to prepare. The cake is buttery-eggy, and the topping is a chewy confection of butter, sugar, honey, almonds and cinnamon; Ed compares the topping to pecan pie, but it's much more caramelized and toothsome.

Provided by EdsGirlAngie

Categories Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 1 cake, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

5 tablespoons butter
3 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup flour, plus
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup honey
1/2 cup slivered almonds
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Steps:

Butter a 8"x8" square glass baking dish.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla together until the color"lightens" slightly; add melted butter and mix well.
Combine the flour and baking powder, then add to the egg mixture; mixing gently but thoroughly.
Pour into the prepared dish and bake 12 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare the topping by melting the butter in a small saucepan, then adding the sugar, honey, almonds and cinnamon.
Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until thickened a bit (it doesn't need to reach a particular temperature).
After the 12 minutes of baking, take cake out of the oven (it will look a lot like custard at this point) and gently pour the topping onto the cake.
Return cake to the oven and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 404.9, Fat 24.1, SaturatedFat 12.7, Cholesterol 128.9, Sodium 182.7, Carbohydrate 45, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 37.1, Protein 5

ENGLISH TWELFTH NIGHT CAKE

English Twelfth Night Cake image

Provided by Moira Hodgson

Categories dessert

Time 3h20m

Yield 8 - 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1/2 pound unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 pound sugar
5 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup brandy
1/2 pound all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1/2 pound raisins
1 cup blanched almonds, chopped
1 dried bean

Steps:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar with a wooden spoon until pale and lemon-colored.
In a separate bowl beat the eggs. Add the eggs and brandy to the butter-sugar mixture. Stir in the flour and spices and mix thoroughly. Add the raisins, almonds and good-luck bean. Mix thoroughly.
Butter a 12-inch cake tin and line it with buttered wax paper. Pour in the cake mixture and bake for three hours. If the top browns too much during cooking, cover with foil.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 531, UnsaturatedFat 13 grams, Carbohydrate 61 grams, Fat 28 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 9 grams, SaturatedFat 13 grams, Sodium 39 milligrams, Sugar 37 grams, TransFat 1 gram