FAR BRETON

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Categories     Cake     Dessert     Bake

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups whole milk
3 large eggs
1/2 cup sugar
5 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted cooled
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1 cup small or medium sized pitted prunes(about 6 oz)
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup raisins
1/4 cup Armagnac or other brandy
powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Combine milk, eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla, and salt in blender jar. Blend 1 minute. Add flour and pulse just until blended, scraping down sides of jar. Cover and chill in jar at least 3 hours and up to 1 day. Combine prunes, water, and raisins in heavy small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until fruit is softened and water is almost evaporated, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Turn off heat. Pour brandy over fruit. Using long match, ignite brandy. Let flames burn off, shaking pan occasionally. Transfer fruit into a small bowl. Cool completely. (Can be made a day ahead. Cover and let stand at room temperature.) Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 375 degrees F. Butter 8-inch-diameter cake pan with 2-inch-high sides. Line bottom with parchment or waxed paper. Butter paper. dust pan with flour, shaking out excess; place on baking sheet. Reblend batter until smooth, about 5 seconds. Pour into prepared cake pan. Drop prunes and raisins into batter, distributing evenly. Bake cake on baking sheet until sides are puffed and brown and knife inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool cake completely on pan rack. Place piece of parchment or waxed paper on flat plate. Sift powdered sugar onto paper. Run knife around cake in pan to loosen. Invert pan onto paper to release cake. Remove pan; peel off paper. Place serving plate over cake and invert. Dust top of cake with additional powdered sugar.

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