Groningen Breakfast Cake
From mkhs1974 16 years ago
- 60 minutes to make
- Serves 12
This is a Dutch breakfast cake, Groningen-style. It can also be served as a dessert with ice cream or whipped cream.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 c. flour shopping list
- 1/2 c. currants shopping list
- 1/2 c. raisins shopping list
- 1 c. prepared tea shopping list
- 3/4 c. brown sugar shopping list
- 1 c. milk shopping list
- 1 t. "koekkruiden" * or "speculaaskruiden" ** shopping list
- 1/2 t. nutmeg (omit if using koekkruiden) shopping list
- 1/2 t. cloves (omit if using koekkruiden) shopping list
- 1 t. cinnamon (omit if using koekkruiden) shopping list
- 3 T. molasses shopping list
- salt shopping list
- * make a batch of koekkruiden (cake spices) from 2 teaspoons each of ground cloves, ground cardamom (or nutmeg), ground anise, ginger powder, cinnamon and cacao. shopping list
- ** make a batch of speculaaskruiden (cookie spices) from 4 oz. cinnamon, 1 oz. ground cloves, 1 oz. ground mace, 1/3 oz. ginger powder, and 1/5 oz ground cardamom. shopping list
How to make it
- Steep the raisins and currants in the warm tea to plump them up.
- Mix the spices into the flour, add salt to taste. Add the molasses and mix well, then add the milk and mix until smooth.
- Pat dry the raisins and currants. Coat them with some flour and add them to the batter.
- Pour the batter in a greased or non-stick cake pan and place in preheated 295 degree oven for one hour. When toothpick comes out clean from center of cake, it's done.
- Cooks note: In place of the currants and raisins you could use a 1 cup (any) combination of currants, raisins, nuts, candied fruit, and or candied peel.
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