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The All Occasion Tawny Cake

The perfect cake for the holidays or any special occasion
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 lbs butter plus more for greasing pan
  • 2 1/2 cups flour plus more for dusting pan
  • 3 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/4 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
  • 2 eggs (separated)
  • 2/3 cup whole milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp orange extract
  • 3 1/2 tbsp Somerset Ridge Tawny (divided)
  • 1/2 cup walnuts
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/3 cup currants
  • 2 tbsp candied orange peel (finely chopped)
  • 1/2 cup confectioners sugar

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees
  2. Butter and flour an angel-food-cake pan
  3. Sift together the flour and baking powder
  4. Beat (medium speed) the butter until creamy and slowly add the brown sugar
  5. Mix in the egg yolk, milk, vanilla, orange extract, and 2 tbsp of the Somerset Ridge Tawny
  6. Blend in the flour mixture
  7. In another bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry
  8. Fold them into the batter
  9. Fold in the walnuts, raisins, currants and orange peel
  10. Scrape into the prepared pan
  11. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes
  12. Cool for 15 minutes, then unmold and cool on a rack before glazing
Glaze
  1. In a small bowl, whisk the confectioners' sugar and remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons of Somerset Ridge Tawny Port until smooth
  2. Drizzle the glaze over the top