Uit de keuken van Levine: Cake met verse vijgen / Fig Cake

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... soft but not falling apart. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the figs to a bowl.Raise the heat just a little and cook de poaching liquid for another 10 - 15 minutes until slightly thickened. Remove the pan from the heat and set the sauce aside.The cake Preaheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-inch springform pan. Line the bottem with parchment paper, butter the paper and dust the inside of the pan with flour, tapping out the excess. Put the pan on a baking sheet lined with parchment or silicone mat.Whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder and the salt. Put de sugar and grated zest in the bowl of a stand mixer of another large bowl, and rub them togehter with your fingertips. Toss in the butter. With the paddle or with a handmixer , beat the butter and sugar together on medium speed until creamy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs one by one, beating for 1 minute after each addition. Pour in the honey, add the vanilla extract and beat for another 2 minutes. The mixture may look curdled and not so pretty - keep mixing, it will get better soon. Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the dry ingredients, mixing only until they are incorporated.Scape the batter into the prepared springform pan and jiggle the pan from side to side a few times to even the batter. Scatter de poached figs over the top.Bake for approximately 50 minutes until de cake is puffed and golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.Transfer the cake to a rack and cool for 10 minutes before running a blunt knife around the edges and releasing the sides of the pan.Cool the cake to slightly warm or to room temperature before servering. Dust with some confectioner's sugar and serve with the sauce.Enjoy! Geplaatst door Levine op 18:57 Dit e-mailen Dit bloggen!Delen op Twitter Delen op Facebook Labels: Cake en muffins ...