Georgian Sour Cherry Cake

Name: Georgian Sour Cherry Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 1 cup strong tea (Darjeeling); ¼ cup butter, ghee or vegetable oil; ¼ cup butter, ghee or vegetable oil; ¼ cup butter, ghee or vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 cup sour cherry preserve, drained; ¼ cup wine vinegar; 3 eggs, separated (at room temperature); Zest of 1 orange; 1 cup sour cherry syrup*; ¼ cup walnuts, coarsely chopped; ½ cup pitted sour cherries, fresh, dried or canned (drained); 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Preparation info

Servings:
8

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 20

Appears in

Silk Road Cooking

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2000

About

Georgian mythology says that Georgians live in a paradise of plenty because as God was creating the earth he (wisely) took a dinner break, became a little tipsy, tripped over the high peaks of the Caucasus and spilled some of the food from his plate onto Georgia. His dinner must have included fruit and nuts, for which Georgian cooking is famous.

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