INGREDIENTS
- – 150 g of raisins.
- – 125 g of prunes.
- – 70 g of almonds.
- – 50 g of walnuts.
- – 150 g of figs in syrup.
- – 280 g of 0000 flour.
- – 2 tsp baking powder.
- – ½ tsp cinnamon powder.
- – ½ tsp nutmeg.
- – ¼ tsp of powdered cloves.
- – ¼ teaspoon of salt
- – 225 g of butter at room temperature.
- – 150 g of white sugar.
- – 200 g of black sugar.
- – 2 tsp vanilla extract.
- – 1½ tsp of prompt espresso dissolved in 2 tablespoons of water.
- – 2 tsp lemon or orange zest.
- – 5 eggs at room temperature.
- – 3 tbsp of burnt coloration panela.
- – ¼ cup (60 ml) of rum or to style (elective).
- – 1 cup (240 ml) of candy crimson wine (e.g. ruby Port, Sanson or Moscatel de Pasas) (The quantity will also be to style).
COLOMBIAN BLACK CAKE with all the things! Grapes, plums, nuts, sugar, espresso, rum and candy wine
PROCEDURE:
1. Pre-heat the oven to 170ºC.
2. In a processor, grind the raisins, plums, almonds and walnuts till they’re the thickness you need. Subsequent, minimize the figs into small items with a knife and blend them with the remainder of the dried fruit. Place apart.
3. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt effectively. Place apart.
4. In a big bowl, beat the butter and sugars effectively at medium-high pace till creamy, approx. 3-5 minutes. Add the vanilla, espresso, and lemon zest and beat once more. Add 2-3 eggs to the combination, separately. Then, add ½ the quantity of
flour beginning to beat on low pace. Now, add the remainder of the eggs, once more one after the other, adopted by the remainder of the flour combination. Scrape the within of the container to include all of the components effectively. Lastly, add the panela burnt (if you will get it) and beat once more. Scrape the bowl as soon as extra and beat once more to combine all the things very effectively.
5. Utilizing your fingers, combine the chopped dried fruit into the cake combination, ensuring it’s evenly distributed. Pour the combination into an oiled and floured loaf pan or Nordic mildew. Bake the cake for 1¼ – 1¾ hours or till a toothpick inserted within the middle comes out clear. In case you are utilizing a spherical pan (20-23 cm), the cooking time could also be
much less. As soon as it’s prepared, let it relaxation within the mildew for 10 minutes.
6. In the meantime, combine the rum with the wine in a separate container. Then, unmold the cake from the mildew and place it on a bit of aluminum foil. Pour the wine combination slowly over the complete cake, cowl with plastic wrap or plastic wrap, after which roll up the sides of the foil to stop the cake from drying out. Let it sit at room temperature for at the very least 3 days earlier than serving.
7. Glaze it with cocoa frosting or ganache, and end with sweet. Or beautify with chocolate chantilly cream
Observe: Don’t go away the cake sitting within the fridge as a result of the chilly will go away it very dry.
