Basque Cake Recipe
🕒 Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
🥄 Prep Time: 20 minutes
🔥 Cook Time: 50 minutes
Description:
Indulge in the delightful flavors of Basque Cake with this easy-to-follow recipe. Perfect for dessert or a sweet treat any time of day, this cake will surely become a favorite among family and friends.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 3/4 cups cake flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Confectioners’ sugar (for dusting)
- Almond extract (optional)
- Cherry preserves
- Sliced almonds (optional)
Instructions:
- Using an electric mixer, beat the butter until creamy.
- Gradually beat in the sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Beat in the vanilla extract.
- Sift the cake flour, salt, and baking powder together. Use a rubber spatula to fold the dry ingredients into the butter mixture until a soft dough forms and no white streaks of flour remain.
- Spread half of the batter evenly in the bottom of the prepared pan.
- Stir the almond extract, if using, into the cherry preserves.
- Spoon the cherry preserves over the batter, spreading it within 2 inches of the border.
- Drop the remaining batter by large spoonfuls over the preserves.
- Spread the batter carefully over the jam to the edge of the pan.
- Sprinkle with sliced almonds, if using.
- Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a bamboo skewer inserted into the cake comes out with a few moist crumbs clinging to it.
- Let cool in the pan on a wire rack.
- Unmold the cake and dust with confectioners’ sugar before serving.
This Basque Cake is a delightful combination of buttery cake, sweet cherry preserves, and optional almond accents, creating a dessert that’s both visually stunning and incredibly delicious. Enjoy it with a cup of tea or coffee, or serve it as a delightful ending to any meal. With its simple yet elegant presentation and rich flavors, this Basque Cake is sure to impress your guests and leave them asking for more.
