This Sorrel Fruit cake is the next best thing to have for this holiday season. It's extremely moist, not to mention tasty !!
*Ingredients For Sorrell Cake*
2 cups sorrel puree
1-2 cups blended fruits
1/2 pound butter or 228 grams
1/2 pound sugar or 1 cup
2 cups baking or all purpose flour
4 eggs
2 tsp lime or lemon zest
1 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1-2 tsp cinnamon powder
1-2 tsp nutmeg
1-2 tsp mix spice
1 tbsp vanilla essence
1 tsp almond & rose water
Soak Boiled Fruits
• How to soak fruits for...
*Instructions*
Brew sorrel petal along with ginger and cinnamon stick in about 2 cups water.
Allow to cool in order to extract its color and softens the petals
Blend sorrel petals with a bit of its liquid until smooth (making a puree)
Pour 2 cups of sorrel puree along with 1 cup of blended fruits and put aside. (Link is provided on how to prepare fruits)
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy
Beat eggs with lime zest and add to butter mixture, gradually.
Pour puree into butter mixture along with vanilla essence, almond and rose water
*Dry Ingredients*
Sift flour, cinnamon powder, nutmeg, mix spice, salt and baking powder and gentle fold into butter batter
*Add red food coloring if the mixture is not to your desire redness*
Note: Some sorrel are richer in color than others.
Pour into grease baking pan
Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes
350 degree
**This 1/2 1b cake recipe will give two 7 Inch
Cakes or 1 large 9 Inch Cake**
Cakes are ready when a toothpick comes out clean, soak with mixture of your favorite rum, wine and remaining sorrel syrup.
Brush with any leftover sorrel puree for a beautiful sheen.
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10 дек 2023
