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Yogurt Cake with Currant Raspberry Sauce

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Yogurt Cake with Currant Raspberry Sauce

Yogurt Cake with Currant Raspberry Sauce

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Equipment

  • - Stand Mixer: Essential for efficiently mixing dough and batter, versatile across numerous recipes.

  • - Electric Whisk: For whipping cream, egg whites to stiff peaks, or mixing batter for cakes and sauces.

  • - Measuring Cups & Spoons: Stainless steel set for accurate ingredient measurement.

  • - Silicone Spatula: Handy tool for mixing and scraping bowls, versatile in various cooking tasks.

  • - Digital Food Scale: Adjustable scale for precise ingredient measurements, especially useful in baking.

  • - Sturdy Mixing Bowls: Ideal for mixing ingredients or holding large quantities of batter/sauce.

  • - Cake Pan (9" Square): Perfect for any cake recipe, including the yogurt cake.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups sifted cake flour (not self-rising; sift before measuring)

  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

  • 1 teaspoons baking soda

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened

  • 2 cups granulated sugar

  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

  • 3 large eggs, warmed in shell in warm water 10 minutes

  • 2 cups well-stirred plain whole-milk yogurt (not Greek-style) atroom temperature 30 minutes

  • 2 cups fresh red currants (1/2 pound), stemmed

  • 4 cups fresh raspberries (16 ounces), divided

  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar room temperature 30 minutes

  • 3 cups confectioners sugar

  • 3 tablespoons light corn syrup

  • 1/2 cup heavy cream

  • Scant 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

  • Equipment: a 13- by 9-inch cake pan

Instructions

1

Instruction 1

Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Butter cake pan, then line bottom with a rectangle of parchment paper and butter parchment. Dust with flour, knocking out excess.
2

Instruction 2

Sift together cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3

Instruction 3

Beat together butter, sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixer at high speed until pale and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, at medium speed. At low speed, mix in flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with yogurt, beginning and ending with flour mixture, and mixing until just combined. Spread batter evenly in pan and rap pan on counter several times to eliminate air bubbles.
4

Instruction 4

Bake until cake pulls away from sides of pan and a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then run a knife around edge. Invert onto a rack and discard parchment. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
5

Instruction 5

Stir together currants, 2 cups raspberries, sugar, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan and let stand until juicy, about 15 minutes. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until fruit breaks down, about 8 minutes. Force through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, discarding solids. Cool sauce.
6

Instruction 6

Stir together confectioners sugar, corn syrup, cream, and vanilla until smooth.
7

Instruction 7

Put cake on a platter and spread icing on top in a thick layer, letting it run down sides. Let icing set at least 15 minutes. Serve with sauce and remaining 2 cups raspberries on the side.
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