* Exported from MasterCook *
ABE LINCOLN ELECTION CAKE
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Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes - Bundt/Tube Holidays
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup Currants
1/2 cup Brandy
3/4 cup Milk -- scalded
1 cup + 1 Tbs. Granulated Sugar
1 Yeast Cake -- crumbled
1/4 cup warm Water
1 cup All-purpose Flour -- unsifted
1/2 cup Butter
2 3/4 cup All-purpose Flour -- sifted
1/2 tsp Salt
3/4 tsp Mace
1 tsp ground Cinnamon
1 lrg Egg
2 tsp fresh Lemon Juice
1 tsp grated Lemon Rind (the yellow "zest")
Soak the currants in the brandy overnight to plump. Scald the milk in
a small saucepan and add the single tablespoon of sugar to the milk
while it is cooling.
Stir the warm milk to dissolve the sugar. In a small bowl, place the
crumbled yeast cake in the warm water. When the yeast is completely
dissolved, add to the scalded milk. Pour the scalded milk and yeast
mixture into a large glass bowl and add the single cup of unsifted
flour. Blend the ingredients well, then cover to let the batter rise
until the volume of the contents has doubled, usually about an hour.
Drain the brandy from the currants, reserving both ingredients. In a
separate mixing bowl, cream together the butter and remaining cup of
sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add the sifted flour,
salt, mace, and cinnamon to the creamed butter and sugar. Add the
egg, and blend the batter well. Stir in the lemon juice and lemon
zest. Add the yeast mixture to the batter and blend thoroughly.
Stir the currants into the cake batter. Add the brandy and thoroughly
blend, again.
Pour the cake batter into a well-greased tube pan or 9 inch by 5 inch
loaf pan. Cover, and let the batter rise until it has doubled in
volume, again. It may take from 4 to 6 hours
for the batter to double its volume. Pre-heat the oven to 375-F
degrees. Bake the cake for about 45 minutes, or until a cake tester
can be cleanly removed from the center of the cake. Remove the cake
from the oven and let stand for about 5 minutes to start cooling.
Turn the cake out onto a wire rack to cool completely. If desired,
ice the cake with a citrus glaze, or simply slice to serve. Tip: To
prepare a lemon or orange glaze, simply blend together 1 cup of
confectioner's sugar with 1/4 cup fresh lemon or orange juice. Brush
this thin icing over the top of your cooled cake.
Makes one 9 inch Tube Cake or 9 inch by 5 inch Loaf
S(Formatted for Mastercook):
"by Deirdre Dee (zosha)"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 3418 Calories; 109g Fat (30.8%
calories from fat); 69g Protein; 480g Carbohydrate; 26g Dietary
Fiber; 485mg Cholesterol; 2193mg Sodium. Exchanges: 24
Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 7 Fruit; 1/2 Non-Fat Milk; 20 Fat.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
You can't prevent Trouble from coming to visit, but you don't have to
offer it a chair.
Deirdre Dee (zosha)
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