Basque Cake with Cherry Preserves
Basque Cake With Cherry Preserves is a moist cake with cherry preserves. This cake is garnished with slivered almonds, and fresh cherries, and dredged with confectioners' sugar. Enjoy a slice of this cake for dessert or with afternoon tea!
Equipment
- Oven, ring mold pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cup King Arthur cake flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp milk reduced fat
- ½ cup cherry preserves for the filling
- ½ cup slivered almonds for topping
- 1 cup fresh cherries for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare the ingredients.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Use a stand mixer with the paddle attachment to cream the butter and sugar until light.
- Gradually add the eggs one at a time and beat until fluffy. Add the vanilla extract. Beat again until combined.
- Sift the flour with the baking powder and salt. Fold in the flour gently until incorporated. Do not overbeat at this stage. In a springform pan or ring pan mold, spread half the batter. Make a slight depression in the center and spread the cherry preserves.
- Spread the remaining batter on top and smooth the top.
- Sprinkle blanched slivered almonds on top.
- Bake the cake for 45 minutes.
- Remove the cake from the pan slowly by easing the edges or remove by unlocking the springform pan. Cool and garnish with fresh cherries and dredge with powdered sugar.
- Serve a slice of cake for dessert or have it with afternoon tea.
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Notes
- Basque cake is traditionally filled with custard. You could substitute with strawberry or raspberry preserves.
Nutrition
Calories: 348kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 5gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 82mgSodium: 108mgPotassium: 115mgFiber: 1gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 544IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 53mgIron: 1mg
