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    RASPBERRY CAKE W/ MARSALA& CREME FRAICHE


    Source of Recipe


    Bon Appétit

    List of Ingredients




    1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1 teaspoon salt
    1/4 teaspoon baking soda
    1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
    1/2 cup Marsala
    1/4 cup fresh orange juice
    14 tablespoons (1 3/4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
    1 cup plus 4 tablespoons sugar
    2 large eggs
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
    4 cups fresh raspberries
    2 cups crème fraîche or sour cream

    Recipe



    Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 400°F. Butter 10-inch-diameter springform pan. Whisk first 5 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Combine Marsala and orange juice in small bowl. Beat 12 tablespoons butter and 1 cup sugar in large bowl until well blended. Beat in eggs, vanilla, and lemon peel. Beat in Marsala mixture in 2 additions alternately with flour mixture in 3 additions. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Sprinkle with 1 1/2 cups raspberries.
    Bake cake until top is gently set, about 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F. Dot top of cake with 2 tablespoons butter and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar. Continue baking until tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Cool in pan on rack. Release pan sides; transfer cake to platter. Cool to room temperature.

    Mix crème fraîche and 2 tablespoons sugar in small bowl. (Cake and crème fraîche mixture can be made 8 hours ahead. Let cake stand at room temperature. Cover and chill crème fraîche mixture.) Cut cake into wedges. Top each with dollop of crème fraîche and fresh raspberries and serve.







 

 

 

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