Savarins Cake

Ingredients

• 3 lbs. flour
• 1.5 pt. milk
• 4 ozs. yeast
• 1 lb. butter
• 10 ozs. sugar
• 8 ozs. chopped almonds
• the grated rind of one lemon
• 12 whole eggs
• 6 yolks
• one-half nutmeg grated

Method

1. 1

   Dissolve the yeast in warm milk, and make a soft sponge with a part of the flour; cover and set in a warm place to rise.

2. 2

   When it reaches this point, cream the butter, sugar and eggs; add it to the sponge with almonds and flavor, and with the rest of the flour make a smooth dough.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Paul Richards' book of breads, cakes, pastries, ices and sweetmeats (1907) by Paul Richards, page 55. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SAVARIN CAKE. 3 lbs. flour, i^ pt. milk, 4 ozs. yeast, i lb. butter, 10 ozs. sugar, 8 ozs. chopped almonds, the grated rind of one lemon, 12 whole eggs, 6 yolks, one-half nutmeg grated

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