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    Misc: Banbury Cake with Fruit Sauce

    Source of Recipe

    From Shakespeare's Kitchen - Renaissance Recipes for the Contemporary Cook, by Francine Segan, (Random House, NY

    Recipe Introduction

    The first published version of this recipe appeared in 1615 and hails from the town of Banbury, England, a region renowned for its cheeses. This spiced cake is a bit more dense than what comes out of a box but is very rich, particularly when served with a fruit sauce in lieu of frosting. 1/4 cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1 large egg 1 large egg white 1/2 cup milk 1/4 cup cream 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/8 teaspoons ground cloves 1/2 teaspoons ground mace 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 3/4 cups cake flour Fruit sauce 3/4 cup dried currants or dried cherries 1 cup water 2 tablespoons sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat together butter, sugar, whole egg, egg white, milk, cream, baking powder, spices and salt in a large bowl until completely combined. Add the flour 1/2 cup at a time until just blended. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9-inch round pan and bake 30 minutes or until the cake springs back in the center and a knife comes out clean. To make sauce, simmer currants or cherries and sugar in water for about 20 minutes, or until most of the liquid has evaporated. Puree until smooth. Serve with wedges of cake.

    List of Ingredients

    1/4 cup butter, softened
    1 cup sugar
    1 large egg
    1 large egg white
    1/2 cup milk
    1/4 cup cream
    1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
    1/8 teaspoons ground cloves
    1/2 teaspoons ground mace
    1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
    1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1 3/4 cups cake flour

    Fruit sauce:
    3/4 cup dried currants or dried cherries
    1 cup water
    2 tablespoons sugar

    Recipe

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat together butter, sugar, whole egg, egg white, milk, cream, baking powder, spices and salt in a large bowl until completely combined. Add the flour 1/2 cup at a time until just blended. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9-inch round pan and bake 30 minutes or until the cake springs back in the center and a knife comes out clean.

    To make sauce, simmer currants or cherries and sugar in water for about 20 minutes, or until most of the liquid has evaporated. Puree until smooth. Serve with wedges of cake.

    Source: Cape Cod Times, January 7, 2004

 

 

 


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