Sunday, April 8, 2012

Honey Tea Cake

Happy Easter everyone.  I hope that your day is full of happiness and lots of chocolate bunnies.  Today, Alex and I are attending an Easter Tea party.
 This is the perfect opportunity to break out my new cookbook.
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On page 94 - 95 I found the following recipe that I thought would be perfect for today's festivities.



And I finally got all caught up with Joy the Baker podcast

Episode 44: More Woo than Woe

Honey Tea Cake
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Ingredients:

  • 2 & 2/3 cups all-purpose flour 
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder 
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt 
  • 8 large egg yolks 
  • 2 large eggs 
  • 1 cup heavy cream 
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
  • 1 & 1/2 cups sugar 
  • 1 cup plus 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature 
  • 1/4 cup honey, warmed and diluted with 2 tablespoons water to make a syrup
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Directions:
  • Liberally butter two 8-by-4-inch loaf pans and dust with flour.
  • Tap out excess flour 
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  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees 
  • Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt into a small bowl.
  • In another small bowl, stir together the egg yolks, whole eggs, cream, and vanilla.
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  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the dry ingredients and the sugar and mix on medium speed for 30 seconds.
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  • Reduce the speed to low, add the butter and half of the egg mixture, and beat until incorporated, about 2 minutes.
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  • Raise the speed to medium-high and beat for 2 minutes to add air to build structure.
  • Return the speed to low, add the remaining egg mixture, and beat until just incorporated, 2 to 3 minutes longer. 
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  • Divided the batter between the prepared pans.
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  • Bake until the tops of the loaves are golden brown and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.
  • Transfer to wire racks and immediately brush the tops or drizzle with the honey syrup. 
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  • Let cool for 20 minutes.
  • Run an offset spatula around the edges of the pans, invert the cakes onto the racks, and let cool for 20 minutes longer.
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  • Serve right away.

2 comments:

  1. Those cakes look delicious!! Will have to bookmark this page! =D

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  2. This looks so yummy!!! Gonna have to try this as well... you're making me hungry this morning.. =)


    Carri
    simplydonewright.blogspot.com

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