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Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Basque Cake

Ingredients

  • Servings: 1
  • 1 1/8 cups milk
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/8 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/8 cups white sugar
  • 3 eggs

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

    Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins

  • to make the pastry cream filling: in a sauce pan, combine the milk and 1/3 cup of sugar. bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. remove from heat. in a small bowl, combine 1/3 cup of sugar and 2 tablespoons flour. beat in the eggs and vanilla.
  • mix 1/2 cup of hot milk into egg mixture, then pour the egg mixture back into the saucepan with the hot milk. return to heat and bring to a boil. continue cooking over medium heat until mixture thickens and becomes smooth. remove from heat and let cool for 1 hour.
  • preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour a 9 inch springform pan. combine and sift the flour and baking powder. set aside
  • cream 1 1/8 cup sugar and 3 eggs until light and fluffy. fold in the sifted flour mixture in three increments, being careful not to overmix.
  • put half of the dough into the greased pan. spread the dough so that it covers the bottom of the pan. place pastry cream to within 3/4 inch of the edge. add the second half of the cake dough, making sure to enclose all of the filling.
  • bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 30 to 40 minutes or until golden brown.

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