Rita’s Alsatian Cake
from Rita
serves 4
Perhaps it is a memory, but this cake is at the top of all my food memories.
ingredients:
200g flour (1 cup, 3 tbls, 1 teaspoon)
100g butter (7 tbsp)
200 - 300 mL lukewarm water (7oz to 10oz or 3/4 cup to 1 1/4 cup)
Pinch of salt
30g powdered sugar (1/4 cup + 1 tsp)
750g fruit (blueberries, apricots, plums) (7 1/2 cups)
1 egg yoke
1 cup cream
30g powdered sugar (again) (1/4 cup + 1tsp)
One 9" greased round springform cake pan
instructions:
#1: Preheat oven to 180 degrees C - (350 degrees F)
#2: Knead flour with butter and water then add a pinch of salt and 30g powdered sugar.
#3: Put the dough in the refrigerator. Cut the fruit and remove any stones if necessary.
#4: After an hour, take the dough out of the refrigerator and roll it out on a floured surface.
#5: Lay the dough in a greased round springform cake pan.
#6: Arrange the fruit in concentric circles on top of the dough.
#7: Place in a 180°C (350F) oven.
#8: Meanwhile, whisk the egg yoke, cream, and 30g powdered sugar together.
#9: After the cake has been the oven for 20 minutes, pour the cream mixture over the top and bake another 20 minutes until done.