absinthe cake
Obtained online. http://www.foodgal.com/2011/03/the-kapow-of-absinthe-cake-a-dave-lebovitz-book-giveaway/
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yield
serving(s)
cook time
50 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For absinthe cake
- FOR THE CAKE
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3/4 tspanise seeds
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1 1/4 call-purpose flour
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1/2 cpistachio or almond flour or 1/2 cup stone-ground yellow cornmeal
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2 tspbaking powder (preferably aluminum-free)
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1/4 tspsalt
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8 Tbspunsalted butter, at room temperature
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1 csugar
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2 lgeggs, at room temperature
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1/4 cwhole milk
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1/4 cabsinthe
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grated zest from 1 orange, preferably unsprayed
- FOR ABSINTHE GLAZE
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3 Tbspsugar
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1/4 cabsinthe
How To Make absinthe cake
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1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch loaf pan, then line the bottom with parchment paper. Crush anise seeds using a mortar and pestle, or in a freezer bag with a hammer, until relatively fine. Whisk together the white flour, nut flour or cornmeal, baking powder, salt and anise seeds. Set aside. In the bowl of a standing electric mixer or by hand, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, until completely incorporated. Combine milk and absinthe with a bit of zest. Stir half of the dry ingredients into the butter mixture, then add milk and absinthe.
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2By hand, stir half of the dry ingredients into the butter mixture until just smooth (do not overmix). Smooth the batter into prepared pan and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove cake from oven and let cool 30 minutes.
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3To glaze the cake with absinthe, use a toothpick and poke 50 holes in the cake. In a small bowl, gently stir the sugar and absinthe until just mixed, making sure the sugar doesn’t dissolve. (You can add a bit of orange zest here, too, if you like.) Remove the cake from the pan, peel off the parchment paper, and set the cake on a cooling rack over a baking sheet. Baste the cake with the absinthe glaze over the top and sides. Continue until all the glaze is used up.
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