Fruit Savarin

Name: Fruit Savarin
Ingredients: 3 eggs; A pinch of salt; 2 teaspoons dried yeast; 5 oz (150 g) potatoes, cleaned, cooked and sieved; 2 oz (50 g) glacé cherries; 3 teaspoons tepid water; 2 oz (50 g) butter; 2 oz (50 g) chopped mixed peel; 5 oz (150 g) plain flour; 1 oz (25 g) caster sugar

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Potato Year

By Lucy Madden

Published 2015

About

A savarin is a cake made with yeast that is soaked in syrup with rum or kirsch added. This elegant yeast ring takes a little time to make but the result, both visual and tastewise, is well worth the effort.

Ingredients

5 oz (150 g) potatoes, cleaned, cooked and sieved
3 teaspoons tepid water

Cake
Vegetarian
December
Christmas

Method

Measure the water into a jug, add the dried yeast and mix to a smooth paste. Leave in a warm place for 10 minutes until risen and frothy. Melt the butter and cool.

Sift the flour and salt into a bowl and stir in the sugar. Add the yeast mixture and eggs and beat thoroughly. Beat in the butter and potato until smooth and elastic, then cover the bowl with a clean cloth and leave to rise i