Russian cake

Name: Russian cake
Cuisine: Russia
Ingredients: pinch of saffron dissolved in 1 teaspoonboiling water; 200 g (7 oz) butter; 1 teaspoonground cardamom and ½ teaspoonground nutmeg; 1 kg (2 lb) flour; salt; 25 g (1 oz) candied fruit; 250 g (8 oz) sugar; 10 egg yolks; 3-4 teaspoonsvanilla essence; 3 teaspoonschopped lemon peel or; 100 g (4 oz) raisins; 3 egg whites; 50 g (2 oz) yeast; 2 tablespoonscognac; 250 ml (8 fl oz) milk

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Ethnic Cuisines of our People

By William Pokhlebkin

Published 1978

About

Ingredients

1 kg (2 lb) flour
250 ml (8 fl

Europe
Russia
Cake
Eastern Europe
Vegetarian

Method

Prepare the dough: mix 100 g (3½ oz) flour with 125 ml (4