King cake

Name: King cake
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 250 g Butter or margarine; 200 g Sugar; 1 package Vanillin sugar; 7-10 Tbsp grated rind of 1 untreated lemon; 5 Eggs (size M); 4-5 Tbsp Almond liqueur; 300 g Flour; 100 g Cornstarch; 1 package Baking Powder; 100 g Almond slivers; 100 g Raisins; 1 TABLESPOON Icing sugar; 7-10 Tbsp Fat and breadcrumbs

AUTHOR
Lenora Decker

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
105 mins

TOTAL TIME
105 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 1

250 g Butter or margarine
200 g Sugar
1 package Vanillin sugar
7-10 Tbsp grated rind of 1 untreated lemon
5 Eggs (size M)
4-5 Tbsp Almond liqueur
300 g Flour
100 g Cornstarch
1 package Baking Powder
100 g Almond slivers
100 g Raisins
1 TABLESPOON Icing sugar
7-10 Tbsp Fat and breadcrumbs

Directions

1
Beat the fat, sugar, vanillin sugar and lemon zest with the whisk of the hand mixer until foamy. Stir in the eggs bit by bit. Add liqueur. Mix flour, cornstarch and baking powder and stir in.
2
Fold in almonds and raisins. Pour the dough into a well greased, breadcrumbed box form (30 cm long). Bake in a preheated oven (electric: 175 °C/ gas: level 2) for about 80 minutes.
3
Take the cake out of the oven and let it cool down on a grid. Turn out of the mould. Dust with icing sugar. Makes about 24 pieces.