English Tea Cake Recipe
Ingredients
| Eggs | 3 | |
| Honey | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Vanilla extract | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Almond extract | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Whole wheat pastry flour | 2/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Unbleached white flour - 2/3 cup | ||
| Baking powder | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Red currant jelly | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Red grape juice - 2 teaspoons | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1 Preheat the oven to 350°Fahrenheit.
2 Spray the bottom of an 8 x 8-inch pan with vegetable spray.
3 Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.
MAKING
4 In a large bowl, add eggs, honey, and extracts and beat until very thick, for at least 7 minutes.
5 In a medium-size bowl, sift together whole wheat pastry flour, unbleached white flour, and baking powder.
6 Stir with a wire whisk to blend.
7 Gradually fold into beaten eggs.
8 Into the prepared pan, transfer the mixture.
9 Smooth the top carefully.
10 Bake on the middle shelf of the oven for 20 minutes.
11 Allow to cool for 10 minutes in pan.
12 Carefully run a knife around the edges of pan.
13 Gently turn the cake out onto a wire rack.
14 Remove the parchment paper and allow to cool completely.
15 In a small saucepan, melt jelly with grape juice.
16 Set aside to cool for about 5 minutes until slightly thickened.
17 Brush the mixture evenly on top of the cake.
SERVING
18 Cut and serve.
1 Preheat the oven to 350°Fahrenheit.
2 Spray the bottom of an 8 x 8-inch pan with vegetable spray.
3 Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.
MAKING
4 In a large bowl, add eggs, honey, and extracts and beat until very thick, for at least 7 minutes.
5 In a medium-size bowl, sift together whole wheat pastry flour, unbleached white flour, and baking powder.
6 Stir with a wire whisk to blend.
7 Gradually fold into beaten eggs.
8 Into the prepared pan, transfer the mixture.
9 Smooth the top carefully.
10 Bake on the middle shelf of the oven for 20 minutes.
11 Allow to cool for 10 minutes in pan.
12 Carefully run a knife around the edges of pan.
13 Gently turn the cake out onto a wire rack.
14 Remove the parchment paper and allow to cool completely.
15 In a small saucepan, melt jelly with grape juice.
16 Set aside to cool for about 5 minutes until slightly thickened.
17 Brush the mixture evenly on top of the cake.
SERVING
18 Cut and serve.
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