Savarin Cake

Name: Savarin Cake
Ingredients: 1 package active dry yeast; 1/2 cup warm water; 3/4 cup butter softened; 4 eggs beaten; 2 tablespoons granulated sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 cups all purpose flour; 1/2 cup apricot preserves; 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

9 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

1 package active dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water
3/4 cup butter softened
4 eggs beaten
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup apricot preserves
2 tablespoons granulated sugar

Directions

1

Dissolve yeast in warm water in 3-quart bowl.
2

Stir in butter, eggs, 2 tablespoons sugar, salt and 1 cup of the flour and beat until smooth.
3

Stir in remaining flour until smooth. Beat 25 strokes.
4

Spread batter evenly in well-greased 8-cup savarin mold or 10-inch tube pan.
5

Cover; let rise in warm place until almost double, 50 to 60 minutes.
6

Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
7

Bake until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Cover with foil if top is browning too quickly.
8

Cool in mold 10 minutes. Remove from mold; cool slightly on wire rack.
9

Prepare Savarin Syrup.
10

Place cake on serving plate. Poke holes in cake with a fine skewer. Slowly drizzle syrup on cake until all syrup is absorbed.