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- From: rami0003@gold.tc.umn.edu (Mark A Ramirez)
- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- Subject: Cardamom Coffee Cake
- Date: 13 Jan 1995 20:17:25 -0700
- Organization: University of Minnesota
- Message-ID: <3f7fo5$enm@mack.rt66.com>
-
- This cake is exquisite! Every person I've served it to has asked me for
- the recipe. It makes a great brunch item.
-
- CARDAMOM COFFEE CAKE (from the Moosewood Cookbook)
-
- 1 pound butter, softened
- 2 cups light brown sugar
- 2 cups light brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons (real) vanilla extract
- 4 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cardamom
- 2 cups sour cream (or yogurt or buttermilk)
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped
-
- Preheat oven to 350 deg. F. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube or bundt pan.
-
- In a _large_ (she's not kidding, folks) mixing bowl, beat butter with 2
- cups brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time,
- beating well after each. Stir in the vanilla.
-
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and cardamom in a
- separate bowl.
-
- Add the flour mixture, 1/3 of it at a time, to the butter mixture,
- alternating with the sour cream. Stir just enough to blend after each
- addition. Don't beat or otherwise overmix.
-
- Combine 1/4 cup brown sugar, cinnamon, and walnuts in a separate small bowl.
-
- Spoon approximately 1/3 of the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle
- with half the nut mixture, then add another third of the batter. Cover
- with remaining nut mixture, then top with remaining batter. Lightly
- spread into place.
-
- Bake approximately 1-1/4 hours or until a knife inserted all the way in
- comes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan for 20 minutes, then invert
- onto a plate. Cool at least 30 minutes more before cutting into it.
-
- (Note: It really does take that long - or even longer - to bake. The
- batter may overflow the pan during baking, so spread some aluminum foil
- to catch any drips.)
-
- Serves 18 (according to the book - it's so rich that I've found 24 to be
- more realistic.)
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