Fruit-Topped Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 1/4 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1 pinch salt
    8 tablespoons butter, divided (or margarine)
    10 tablespoons sugar, divided
    1 large egg
    1 lb fruit, sliced (fresh or frozen)
    1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
    1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 375\u00b0F Grease a 9-inch round pan.
    Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a small bowl.
    In a medium saucepan, melt 6 tablespoons butter over low heat. Stir in 6 tablespoons sugar and let cool 10 minutes.
    Add egg to butter/sugar mix, stir well.
    Stir in flour mix, spread dough in pan with the back of a spoon.
    Arrange fruit slices in a circle filling in to the center, press lightly into the dough.
    Drizzle fruit with lemon juice and sprinkle with remaining 4 tablespoons sugar.
    Sprinkle with cinnamon and dot with remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
    Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until fork inserted in center comes out clean.
    Cool on a wire rack and serve warm or at room temperature.

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