ALMOND RAISIN CAKE WITH SHERRY
Forget the tea and cake here and serve this with a glass of sherry. For the best result make this the day before so the flavours can infuse
Provided by Emma Lewis
Categories Afternoon tea, Buffet, Dessert, Lunch, Treat
Time 45m
Yield Serves 6 with leftovers
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Tip the raisins into a bowl, pour over the sherry, then leave for at least 30 mins to soften. Meanwhile, heat oven to 180C/ fan 160C/gas 4. Lightly grease a deep 20cm round cake tin, then line the bottom with a circle of greaseproof paper.
- Mix together the yogurt, oil and eggs. Put the remaining dry ingredients into a large bowl, pour in the yogurt mixture, then stir together until smooth. Scoop half the raisins out of the sherry, then stir into the batter. Spoon into the prepared tin and smooth the surface with a spoon. Cook in the oven for 50-55 mins until the top springs back when pressed lightly and a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
- Take a skewer and prick all over the cake. Pour over 5 tbsp of the soaking sherry and let it soak in. You can make up to this point 3 days in advance and store in an airtight container. Serve warm or leave to cool, then dust with icing sugar. Warm the rest of the soaked raisins and sherry, then serve alongside the cake with some vanilla ice cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 501 calories, Fat 27 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 52 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 38 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 9 grams protein, Sodium 0.57 milligram of sodium
SHERRY & ALMOND CHRISTMAS CAKE
Packed with almonds, both ground and whole, and fed with raisiny PX sherry, this is intensely fruity - but not overly rich
Provided by Jane Hornby
Time 3h30m
Yield Cuts into 12 slices
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Mix the fruit, zest, juice and sherry, and leave overnight to soak. Next day, heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Butter and double-line a deep, 20cm round cake tin. Wrap the outside with brown paper or newspaper and secure with string, as this will protect the sides from overcooking.
- Beat the butter, sugar and vanilla seeds together until pale and creamy. Mix the flour, ground almonds and mixed spice together, then tip into the butter mix with the eggs. Beat until combined and smooth. Stir in the whole almonds, fruit and any leftover juices, turn into the tin, then smooth the top and make a dip in the middle. Bake for 1½ hrs.
- Turn down the oven to 140C/fan 130C/ gas 2, then bake for 1½ hrs more until dark on the top and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean, or with a few damp crumbs clinging to it. Once cool enough to handle, turn onto a cooling rack and peel away the lining paper. Cool completely.
- Keep the cake well wrapped, then feed once a fortnight with 1-2 tbsp sherry. Poke holes into the cake with a skewer and slowly spoon over the sherry. If you don't have time to do this, this cake is delicious freshly made, and can be covered and decorated as soon as it has completely cooled down.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1079 calories, Fat 54 grams fat, SaturatedFat 15 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 137 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 126 grams sugar, Protein 19 grams protein, Sodium 0.6 milligram of sodium
ALMOND SHERRY BUNDT CAKE
Easy, yet really elegant and so tasty. This has got to be one of the most wonderful cakes I have ever eaten. I got this recipe from a Christian Brothers & Blue Diamond Almond ad in a magazine back in the late 70's. It is still a favorite and people always ask for the recipe.
Provided by Simply Chris
Categories Dessert
Time 1h5m
Yield 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Grease and flour a 10 inch bundt pan.
- In large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, sherry, oil, pudding mix and nutmeg.
- Mix at low speed for 1 minute, scraping bowl as necessary.
- Mix at medium speed 3 minutes, again scraping bowl as necessary.
- (Or beat by hand about 5 minutes.).
- Pour half the batter into bundt pan.
- In a medium bowl mix first 4 streusel filling ingredients until crumbly.
- Sprinkle evenly over batter in bundt pan.
- Pour in remaining cake batter.
- Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes.
- Cool on wire rack 15 minutes.
- Unmold from pan and cool completly on rack.
- To make the glaze, mix together the sugar, butter and sherry.
- Add hot water slowly until desired consistency.
- Brush completely cooled cake with sherry glaze and garnish with almond slices.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 762.4, Fat 40.7, SaturatedFat 10.3, Cholesterol 110.9, Sodium 628.1, Carbohydrate 89.3, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 65.1, Protein 8.1
ALMOND BIRTHDAY CAKE WITH SHERRY-LEMON BUTTERCREAM
This is a layer cake with sophisticated flavors, fit for a grown-up's birthday celebration but sure to be devoured by party guests of all ages. The cake itself is made with finely ground almonds, sour cream and a touch of lemon zest. The frosting is buttercream with cinnamon for spice and yet more zest. When you're making the frosting, be sure to let the egg white mixture cool before adding the butter; the butter should not melt when it meets the whites, which would make for a greasy frosting. What you want is for the buttercream to be smooth and fluffy, an invitation to slice into the cake and take that first heavenly bite.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 8-inch by 2-inch-deep round cake pans and line bottoms with parchment or waxed paper. In a bowl, beat together the eggs, 1/4 cup sour cream, vanilla and lemon zest.
- In bowl of an electric mixer, whisk together the cake flour, ground almonds, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Beat in butter and remaining 3/4 cup sour cream until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Slowly beat in the egg mixture until fully combined.
- Scrape batter into prepared pans. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center of a cake layer comes out clean. Let cake layers cool in pans on wire racks for 15 minutes, then invert onto racks and peel off paper. Let cool completely on racks.
- While cakes cool, make frosting: In a heatproof bowl suspended over a pan of simmering water (or use a double boiler), whisk egg whites, sugar and salt until sugar is completely melted (130 to 140 degrees on a candy thermometer), 3 to 4 minutes. Remove egg whites from heat; beat mixture with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until completely cooled and thickened, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Beat in the butter, a little at a time, until frosting is smooth and fluffy. Beat in the sherry, lemon zest and cinnamon.
- To frost cake, place 1 layer on a cake plate, rounded side down, trimming if necessary so it lies flat. Spread with a third of the frosting, top with second layer and frost remainder of cake.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1066, UnsaturatedFat 23 grams, Carbohydrate 99 grams, Fat 71 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 10 grams, SaturatedFat 42 grams, Sodium 493 milligrams, Sugar 64 grams, TransFat 2 grams
ALMOND SHERRY CHRISTMAS TRIFLE
Provided by Melissa Roberts
Categories Milk/Cream Food Processor Dessert Bake Christmas Almond Sherry Family Reunion Chill Christmas Eve Party Potluck Gourmet
Yield Makes 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Make cake layers:
- Preheat oven to 350°F with racks in upper and lower thirds. Butter sheet pans, then line bottoms with parchment paper and butter parchment. Dust with flour, knocking out excess.
- Break up almond paste with your fingers into a food processor. Pulse until coarsely ground, then add 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup flour, and 1/4 teaspoon salt and process until very finely ground.
- Transfer mixture to a large bowl and whisk in yolks, milk, and extracts.
- Beat egg whites with a pinch of salt in a bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until they hold soft peaks. With mixer at low speed, add remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a slow stream. Beat at medium-high speed until whites hold stiff, glossy peaks. Fold one third of whites into batter to lighten, then fold in remaining whites gently but thoroughly. Fold in remaining 3/4 cup flour.
- Divide batter between pans, spreading evenly, and rap pans against counter a couple of times to release any air bubbles. Bake cakes, switching position halfway through, until pale golden and springy to the touch, 16 to 18 minutes. Cool in pans until warm. Invert onto racks lined with parchment. Carefully peel off parchment from tops and cool completely.
- While cake layers cool, pulse preserves in cleaned food processor until smooth.
- Assemble trifle:
- Trim 1/2 inch from edges of 1 cake layer with a serrated knife to make a 14-by 9-inch rectangle, reserving trimmings; with short end nearest you, halve cake lengthwise. Brush top with some of syrup, then spread 1/4 cup preserves over each piece, leaving a 1-inch border all around. Beginning with a short end, roll up each piece tightly to form a log. Repeat with remaining cake layer. (You will have 4 logs total.)
- Spoon 1 cup custard into bottom of trifle dish.
- Cut 1 log into 5 rounds with serrated knife, then halve each round. Brush generously with syrup all over. Stand half-moons, curved sides up, around edge of trifle dish (at bottom), arranging them snugly and pressing against side to help them adhere. Tear reserved trimmings into pieces, then dip in syrup and arrange over custard in center of dish.
- Cut and brush remaining logs in same manner, arranging slices, curved sides down, against side of trifle dish above first layer (there may be some left over).
- Add remaining custard. Brush any remaining cake slices with syrup and arrange in center over custard.
- Chill trifle, covered, at least 8 hours.
- Make praline almonds:
- Have ready an unoiled sheet of parchment paper or lightly oiled foil.
- Heat almonds in a dry small heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring frequently, until almonds are hot but not colored. Add confectioners sugar and cook, stirring and tossing, until almonds are lightly toasted and sugar glaze is caramelized, 2 to 3 minutes (not all sugar on almonds will melt completely). Immediately transfer to parchment, spreading in 1 layer. Cool completely.
- Make topping just before serving:
- Beat cream with Sherry and sugar until it just holds soft peaks. Spoon over top of trifle and sprinkle with praline almonds.
CHRISTMAS ALMOND SHERRY CAKE
Can't you just imagine this lovely cake set out by your tree and stockings hung by the fireplace just waiting for Santa to arrive ? I have been collecting recipes for at least 60 years plus! This BLUE DIAMOND RECIPE and picture was cut out of a magazine, maybe 20-30 years ago.It is nice and moist cake and keeps well. It was...
Provided by Nancy J. Patrykus
Categories Cakes
Time 1h5m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan,set aside. In a large bowl,combine cake mix,eggs,oil, pudding mix and nutmeg. Mix at low speed minute, scrapping bowl constantly.Mix at medium speed 3 minutes,scrapping bowl occasionally. Pour half of batter into pre-pared pan. Sprinkle evenly with Streusel Filling. Pour in remaining cake batter. Bake at 350 45-50 minutes. Unmold from pan, cool completely on rack. Brush with Sherry Glaze. Garnich with 1/4 cup almonds.
- 2. STREUSEL FILLING: Mix 1/3 cup packed brown sugar, 1/4 cup flour,3 tablespoons firm butter and 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon together unyil crumbly. Stir in 3/4 cup toasted "Blue DIAMOND SLICED NATURAL ALMONDS."
- 3. SHERRY GLAZE: Stir together 2 cups sifted powdered sugar, 1/3 cup melted butter and 1 tablespoon Cream Sherry. Stir in 1-2 teaspoons hot water, until glaze is of desired consistency. Merry Christmas to all!..... Nancy 12/12/11
EASY CHERRY CAKE
Cherry cakes are one of the most popular cakes sold by baking experts, the WI. This one will be a guaranteed hit at any cake sale
Provided by James Martin
Categories Afternoon tea, Treat
Time 1h35m
Yield Cuts into 8-10 slices
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Line the base and sides of a 20cm deep cake tin. Beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then beat in the eggs, one by one. Fold in the almond extract, flour, ground almonds and baking powder, followed by the cherries and milk.
- Scrape into the prepared tin, scatter over the flaked almonds, then bake for 1 hr-1 hr 15 mins. Cool the cake in its tin before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 585 calories, Fat 32 grams fat, SaturatedFat 15 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 70 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 53 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 9 grams protein, Sodium 0.83 milligram of sodium
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- For the soaked fruit, mix all the ingredients in a large non-metallic bowl. Cover and leave to soak overnight at room temperature.
- Preheat oven to 150°C (130°C fan) mark 2. Grease and line a 20.5cm round, 9cm deep cake tin with baking parchment. Next, wrap a double layer of baking parchment around the outside of the tin, securing with string - this will help prevent the sides of the cake from over-browning and becoming dry.
- For the cake, using a freestanding mixer, or a handheld electric whisk and large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5min. Gradually beat in the eggs.
- Scrape into prepared tin and level. Bake for 21/2-3hr, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool in tin for 10min, then transfer to a wire rack (keeping it in its baking parchment) and cool completely.
- If storing, wrap cooled cake (still in its parchment) in several layers of clingfilm, followed by a layer of foil. Store in a cool, dark place to mature for up to 3 months.
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