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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

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

NIGHT & DAY CAKE



NIGHT & DAY CAKE image

Categories     Cake

Number Of Ingredients 13

dough
1 C sugar
1 C butter
1 C Sour Cream
1 tsp soda+1 Tbsp vinegar 3
3 C flour
3 C sour cream
2 C sugar
mix well
8 Tbsp icing sugar
4 Tbsp milk
6 tsp cocoa
100 g butter

Steps:

  • In a bowl mix sugar, sour cream, soft butter & 1C flour. While dough is still liquid, divide it into 2 equal parts. Add 3 tsp cocoa powder to one(it will be a "night"). Then add 1C flour to each half. 2.Divide the dough into 6 pieces (3 white and 3 chocolate), leave one, others put in the refrigerator until ready to roll. 3.Roll 6 korzh to 0.5-1 cm. Place dough between two sheets of parchment and roll out. Bake cake layers 5-7 minutes at 200C, starting with a lighter. When edges brown they are ready. 4.Whip sour cream with sugar and spread generously on layers. 5.Combine all ingredients for icing in a saucepan, boil at low heat, let cool and pour over the top of cake. Chill a few hours in the refrigerator.

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