Lane cake with pecans and bourbon
Airy egg-white cake with a rich yolk, dried fruit and bourbon filling.
Active time45 min
CookingNot specified
Total2 h 30 min
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Ingredients
- 1 and a half cups of unsalted butter
- 1 and a quarter cups of whole milk
- 8 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 and a half cups of plain flour
- 15 g sunflower oil
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup of sweetened coconut flakes
- 1 cup of pecans
- 1 cup of raisins
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- 4 cups of granulated sugar
- half a cup of bourbon
Preparation
Use US measuring cups. Bring the butter, eggs and milk to room temperature. Separate the eggs, reserving all yolks for the filling. Heat the conventional oven to 175 °C. Oil 3 tins of 20 cm and line the bases with baking paper. Whip the whites to soft peaks. Separately beat 1 cup butter with 2 cups sugar until fluffy. Sift the flour and baking powder, then add alternately with 1 cup milk. Gently fold in the whites and 1 tsp vanilla. Divide between the tins and bake for about 25 minutes until a skewer emerges free of raw batter. Rest for 15 minutes, turn out and cool completely.
1 and a half cups of unsalted butter1 and a quarter cups of whole milk8 large eggs2 tsp vanilla extract3 and a half cups of plain flour15 g sunflower oil3 tsp baking powder4 cups of granulated sugar- mixing bowls
- electric mixer
- oven
- round cake tins
- baking paper
- sieve
- spatula
- wooden skewer
- wire rack
Chop the pecans. In a heavy saucepan, combine all the prepared yolks with 0.5 cup butter, 2 cups sugar and 0.25 cup milk. Bring to a low boil, stirring, and cook for 3 to 4 minutes until thickened. Off the heat, stir in the pecans, coconut, raisins, salt, bourbon and 1 tsp vanilla. Cool completely.
1 cup of sweetened coconut flakes1 cup of pecans1 cup of raisins¼ tsp kosher salthalf a cup of bourbon- knife
- saucepan
- spatula
Divide the cold filling equally over the cake layers. Stack them, leaving the sides uncovered.
- plate
- spatula
Allergens
- Eggs
- Gluten
- Milk
- Tree nuts
Composition to check for: Celery, Crustaceans, Fish, Lupin, Molluscs, Mustard, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites.
Sources and credits
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