Quatre Quart Pound Cake Recipe With Fresh Figs
A eggetarian French recipe with -/2 all purpose flour (maida), butter (unsalted) - softened, caster sugar - (more for dusting). Ready in 1h, serves 8.
Curated byLucas Dubois🇫🇷
Instructions
17 steps- 1
To begin making the Quatre Quart Pound Cake Recipe with Fresh Figs, star with preheating the oven at 350 ' F (180'C)
fresh figs - thinly sliced(6) - 2
Prepare a loaf pan by first greasing it with butter and dusting with flour
-/2 all purpose flour (maida)(1 cups)butter (unsalted) - softened(200 grams) - 3
In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour, baking powder and salt together
-/2 all purpose flour (maida)(1 cups)baking powder(3/4 teaspoon)pinch salt(1) - 4
Add the granulated sugar to the flour and mix well with a wire whisk to combine evenly
-/2 all purpose flour (maida)(1 cups)caster sugar - (more for dusting)(3/4 cup) - 5
In another bowl whisk together milk, eggs, butter and vanilla using hand blender at medium speed for few minutes or till pale and light in texture
butter (unsalted) - softened(200 grams)whole eggs - at room temperature(3)-/2 vanilla extract(1 teaspoon)milk - at room temperature(3 tablespoon) - 6
Add half of the liquid mixture to the sifted flour and gently fold to form the batter
-/2 all purpose flour (maida)(1 cups) - 7
Scrape down the sides
- 8
Gradually add the remaining liquid mixture in two batches, combine to form a lump-free smooth batter
- 9
Pour half of the batter into the prepared loaf pan
- 10
Arrange half of the sliced figs on the batter
fresh figs - thinly sliced(6) - 11
Pour the remaining cake batter on top of the layered figs
fresh figs - thinly sliced(6) - 12
Finish with the layer of remaining sliced figs
fresh figs - thinly sliced(6) - 13
Bake for about 60 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean
- 14
Cool the cake for about 15 minutes and invert on a wire rack
- 15
Cool completely before you start slicing
- 16
Serve Quatre Quart pound cake for the evening tea time snack or for the tea party dessert
- 17
You can store this in an airtight container for about a day in room temperature or store in the refrigerator for about 3-4 days
whole eggs - at room temperature(3)milk - at room temperature(3 tablespoon)
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Quatre Quart Pound Cake Recipe With Fresh Figs
A eggetarian French recipe with -/2 all purpose flour (maida), butter (unsalted) - softened, caster sugar - (more for dusting). Ready in 1h, serves 8.
Curated byLucas Dubois🇫🇷
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Directions
17 steps- 1
To begin making the Quatre Quart Pound Cake Recipe with Fresh Figs, star with preheating the oven at 350 ' F (180'C)
fresh figs - thinly sliced(6) - 2
Prepare a loaf pan by first greasing it with butter and dusting with flour
-/2 all purpose flour (maida)(1 cups)butter (unsalted) - softened(200 grams) - 3
In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour, baking powder and salt together
-/2 all purpose flour (maida)(1 cups)baking powder(3/4 teaspoon)pinch salt(1) - 4
Add the granulated sugar to the flour and mix well with a wire whisk to combine evenly
-/2 all purpose flour (maida)(1 cups)caster sugar - (more for dusting)(3/4 cup) - 5
In another bowl whisk together milk, eggs, butter and vanilla using hand blender at medium speed for few minutes or till pale and light in texture
butter (unsalted) - softened(200 grams)whole eggs - at room temperature(3)-/2 vanilla extract(1 teaspoon)milk - at room temperature(3 tablespoon) - 6
Add half of the liquid mixture to the sifted flour and gently fold to form the batter
-/2 all purpose flour (maida)(1 cups) - 7
Scrape down the sides
- 8
Gradually add the remaining liquid mixture in two batches, combine to form a lump-free smooth batter
- 9
Pour half of the batter into the prepared loaf pan
- 10
Arrange half of the sliced figs on the batter
fresh figs - thinly sliced(6) - 11
Pour the remaining cake batter on top of the layered figs
fresh figs - thinly sliced(6) - 12
Finish with the layer of remaining sliced figs
fresh figs - thinly sliced(6) - 13
Bake for about 60 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean
- 14
Cool the cake for about 15 minutes and invert on a wire rack
- 15
Cool completely before you start slicing
- 16
Serve Quatre Quart pound cake for the evening tea time snack or for the tea party dessert
- 17
You can store this in an airtight container for about a day in room temperature or store in the refrigerator for about 3-4 days
whole eggs - at room temperature(3)milk - at room temperature(3 tablespoon)
Rate this recipe
