The Hobbit; An Unexpected Party; Seed Cake

• Produce

  • 1/4 cup Candied peel
  • 1/4 Lemon rind

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Egg whites
  • 5 Egg yolks

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 3/4 cups All-purpose flour
  • 3 tbsp Caraway seeds
  • 3/4 cup White sugar

• Dairy

  • 250 g Butter

• Beer, Wine & Liquor

  • 1 shot Brandy

• Liquids

  • 1/4 tsp Rose water

Found on foodinliterature.com

Description

Ingredients

• 2 egg whites
• 5 egg yolks
• 250g of butter
• ¼ tsp of rose water
• one shot of brandy
• ¼ of a lemon rind
• 1 ¾ cups of all purpose flour
• ¾ cup of white sugar
• 3 tbsp of caraway seeds
• ¼ cup of candied peel

Directions

• Take 2 egg whites and 5 egg yolks and beat them together in a mixer.
• Mix in 250g of butter, ¼ tsp of rose water, and one shot of brandy.
• Grate in ¼ of a lemon rind and sift in 1 ¾ cups of all purpose flour, and ¾ cup
• of white sugar.
• Set your mixer on medium speed for 5-10 minutes until the mixture is fluffy and whiter.
• Stir in 3 tbsp of caraway seeds and ¼ cup of candied peel.
• Butter a round pan, scoop cake mixture in and bake in ‘a quick oven’.
• This is a pre-heated oven, usually about ~200oC/ 390-400oF.
• If using fan forced, reduce the heat by 10 degrees.
• When a wooden skewer is pushed into the middle and comes out clean, the cake is done.