Red Currant Cake Food

RED CURRANT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare a 9 inch spring-form cake pan by greasing it with butter. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, using a hand-held mixer, beat together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy (about 3-4 minutes.)
• Add the eggs, vanilla extract, and milk. Beat into the sugar and butter mixture until just incorporated. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add this mixture to the wet ingredients and beat until just mixed together.
• Add the red currants and fold into the batter with a rubber spatula.
• Pour into prepared spring-form cake pan and set aside.
• Add all ingredients (with the exception of the red currants) to a bowl and mix together with your hands, pressing the butter into the other ingredients until a crumbly mixture has formed.
• Loosely crumble this mixture over the cake.
• Top with the remaining 1/4 cup red currants. (Optional)
• Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Once you remove the cake from the oven, it is very important to leave the cake in the pan. Place the pan onto a wire cooling rack. Leave the cake to cool for 30 minutes. Remove the cake from the pan and allow to fully cool before serving.

COCONUT-RED CURRANT CAKE ROLL

Steps:

• Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Brush an 11-by-17-inch rimmed baking sheet or jelly roll pan with coconut oil; line the bottom with parchment paper. Brush the parchment with more oil and dust with flour, tapping out the excess.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl; set aside. Place the eggs (in their shells) in a medium bowl and cover with hot tap water; let stand 5 minutes, then drain. Crack the eggs into a separate large bowl and add the granulated sugar. Beat with a mixer on medium-low speed, 30 seconds, then increase the speed to medium high and beat until thick, pale and fluffy, 8 to 10 minutes. (Don't underbeat; the beaten eggs are essential to help the cake rise.) Pour the egg mixture over the flour mixture and gently fold together with a rubber spatula until combined. Add the melted coconut oil and coconut extract and stir to just combine. Spread the batter in the prepared pan; bake until the cake springs back when gently pressed, about 18 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes.
• Generously sift confectioners' sugar over the top of the warm cake and loosen the edges with a knife; lay a clean kitchen towel (not terry cloth) over the cake. Place another baking sheet over the towel and flip the cake with the baking sheets to invert it onto the towel. Remove the top baking sheet and parchment. Starting at a short end, roll up the cake and the towel together into a spiral. Transfer seam-side down to a rack and let cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make the frosting: Spread the coconut on a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees F, stirring once, until lightly browned and toasted, 5 to 7 minutes. Let cool. Whisk the egg whites, granulated sugar, lemon juice and salt in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water (do not let the bowl touch the water). Cook, whisking, until the sugar dissolves, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the bowl from the heat and beat the egg white mixture with a mixer on medium-high speed until thick, glossy and cooled, about 6 minutes. Beat in the vanilla and coconut extracts.
• Gently unroll the cake. Spread the jelly over the cake about 1/4 inch from the edges; reroll (without the towel). Trim the ends with a serrated knife. Transfer to a platter and spread the frosting on the top and sides of the cake. Sprinkle with the toasted coconut.

RED CURRANT GLAZE

Steps:

• Heat the jelly and water in a small saucepan over medium heat until melted and smooth.
• Remove from heat.
• Let cool until it is only slightly warm and then glaze the fruit or tart crust, using a pastry brush.

RED CURRANT MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and orange zest. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture just until blended. Fold in currants. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Serve warm.

RED CURRANT PIE (OR IS IT CAKE?)

Steps:

• For Crust: In a medium bowl, sift together flour and baking powder.
• Mix in butter, sugar, egg yolks and lemon zest until mixture forms dough.
• Pat the dough evenly into the bottom of a 9" springform pan.
• Chill dough in pan for 25-30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Bake in oven for 25 minutes, or until golden.
• For Filling: In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until stiff.
• Gradually stir in sugar and cornstarch; beat for 5 minutes.
• Fold currants into mixture and pour into warm crust.
• Bake in oven for 10 minutes, or until top is lightly browned.
• Cool completely before serving.

RED CURRANT PIE

Steps:

• To Make Dough: In a medium bowl, sift together flour and baking powder. Mix in butter, sugar, egg yolks and lemon zest until mixture forms dough. Let rest in cool place for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Roll out dough and put into a springform pan.
• Bake in oven for 25 minutes, or until golden yellow.
• To Make Filling: In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Gradually stir in sugar and cornstarch; beat for 5 minutes. Fold currants into mixture and pour into pie crust.
• Bake in oven for 10 minutes, or until top is lightly browned.