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Red Currant Loaf Cake

Red Currant Loaf Cake

Course Brunch, Dessert
Cuisine German
Keyword Red Currant Cake
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 8
Author Lora Wiley-Lennartz

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 cups fresh red currants plus 4-5 sprigs for garnish
  • 3 tablespoons powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 Grease and flour a 12” loaf pan.
  2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
  3. Cream together the butter and sugar.
  4. Add the eggs one at a time, making sure each is incorporated before adding the next one.
  5. Beat in the vanilla extract.
  6. Beat in half of the dry ingredients, then the milk, then the other half of the dry ingredients.
  7. Gently fold in the red currants.
    Red Currant Loaf Cake

  8. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan. Place in the oven and bake for 40 minutes.

    Red Currant Loaf Cake
  9. Remove from oven. Let cool for 15 minutes. De-pan, transfer to a serving plate and let the cake cool completely.
  10. Spread the powdered sugar out on a small flat plate. Gently rolls the stemmed red currents in the sugar.
  11. Sprinkle the leftover powdered sugar on top of the cake. Place on top of the cake and serve.