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Spice: Old English Spice Cake w/Current Hard Sauce

Source of Recipe

Testa Produce


List of Ingredients

1 Cup Unsalted butter (225g)
2 Cup Sugar (400g)
4 Large Eggs
3/4 Cup Milk (180ml)
3 Cup Unbleached white flour (300g)
1/4 Cup Hot water (60ml)
2 Tsp Baking powder
1/2 Tsp Threads
1/2 Tsp Vanilla extract
2 Tsp Caraway seeds
g Zest of one lemon AND one orange
1/2 Tsp EACH of ground
cinnamon, cloves, mace and nutmeg
CURRANT HARD SAUCE
1/2 Cup Unsalted butter (1 15g)
1/4 lb Cream cheese (60g)
3/4 Cup Confectioners' sugar (75g)
2 Tbsp Lemon juice
1/2 Tsp Saffron threads
1 Tsp Vanilla extract
1/4 Cup Yellow raisins (45g)
1/4 Cup Currants (45g)



Recipe

Powder saffron, work into butter. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla and caraway. Sift together dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients to batter alternately with milk. Mix in zest. Pour into greased, floured sheet cake or cupcake pan. Preheat oven and bake at 350F (175C) for about 1 1/4 hrs. Check after 1 hour. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then on rack. Serve with dollop of Currant Hard Sauce.

CURRANT HARD SAUCE:

Powder saffron, work into chilled cream cheese. Cream together butter and cheese. Beat until light and fluffy. Mix in remaining ingredients and chill. Serve at room temperature.