German Turban Cake Recipe
Ingredients
| Active dry yeast | 1 | |
| Warm water | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Milk | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), scalded | |
| Sugar | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Butter margarine | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs), softened | |
| Eggs | 3 | |
| Vanilla | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| All purpose flour | 3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Golden Raisins | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Lemon peel | 1 Tablespoon, finely shredded | |
| Sugar | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Ground cinnamon | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Blanched almonds | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) |
Directions
Dissolve yeast in warm water in large mixer bowl.
Add milk, 1/3 cup sugar, the salt, margarine, eggs, vanilla and 1 1/2 cups of the flour.
Beat on low speed, scraping bowl constantly, 30 seconds.
Beat on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, 4 minutes.
Stir in raisins, lemon peel and remaining flour.
Scrape batter from side of bowl.
Cover; let rise in warm place until double, about 1 1/2 hours.
Stir down batter by beating 25 strokes.
Grease side and bottom of 12-cup bundt cake pan or anodized aluminum ring mold.
Mix 1 tablespoon sugar and the cinnamon; sprinkle half the sugar mixture in pan.
Spread half the batter in pan; sprinkle with almonds.
Spread remaining batter over almonds; sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture.
Cover; let rise until double, about 1 hour.
Heat oven to 350°.
Bake until golden brown, about 50 minutes.
Immediately remove from pan.
Add milk, 1/3 cup sugar, the salt, margarine, eggs, vanilla and 1 1/2 cups of the flour.
Beat on low speed, scraping bowl constantly, 30 seconds.
Beat on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, 4 minutes.
Stir in raisins, lemon peel and remaining flour.
Scrape batter from side of bowl.
Cover; let rise in warm place until double, about 1 1/2 hours.
Stir down batter by beating 25 strokes.
Grease side and bottom of 12-cup bundt cake pan or anodized aluminum ring mold.
Mix 1 tablespoon sugar and the cinnamon; sprinkle half the sugar mixture in pan.
Spread half the batter in pan; sprinkle with almonds.
Spread remaining batter over almonds; sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture.
Cover; let rise until double, about 1 hour.
Heat oven to 350°.
Bake until golden brown, about 50 minutes.
Immediately remove from pan.
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