Pain d'épices/ Old-Fashioned Spice cake/ 傳統香料蛋糕

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早前在峇里吃過的一個banana pudding with spice syrup實在係令我念念不忘。今日就試做呢個法國嘅傳統蛋糕 - Pain d'épices (Spice cake)。用上了肉桂粉、丁香等香料作調味,上碟時再加上糖漿及雪糕,吃下先是甜、再來一點點的辛香,味道實在係令人上癮~~
Preparation time: 30 mins
Cook time: 60 mins

Ingredient (長型模1條)
香料蛋糕
牛油 55g
中筋麵粉 125g
蛋 1隻
砂糖 90g
玉桂粉 1 tsp
丁香粉 1/4 tsp
豆寇粉 1/4 tsp
泡打粉 1 tsp
奶酪 80ml

香料糖漿
水 1杯(236ml)
八角 2顆
肉桂粉 1茶匙
啡糖 100g

Direction
1/ 焗爐預熱170度
2/ 如果沒有買到奶酪(buttermilk), 可以將1 tsp白醋加入80ml牛奶, 拌勺再靜待10分鐘, 質感會變得更濃稠


3/ 牛油切粒室溫放軟, 分兩次加入砂糖打發




































4/ 加入蛋, 及所有乾材料(麵粉、所有香料及泡打粉)
5/ 加入奶酪, 以切拌形式混入麵糰, 令麵糰充份吸收水份
6/ 以打電器以中速打大概一分鐘, 至全部材料剛剛好混合
7/ 倒入蛋糕模, 輕輕敲打濟出多餘空氣。入爐焗60分鐘, 取出後再放涼
8/ 做香料糖漿。將所有材料倒進平底鑊以小火煮熱至全部糖溶化, 再加熱至糖漿變得杰身及顏色變深啡色。
9/ 將已放涼的蛋糕脫模, 切成想要的大小, 再切成兩層, 把糖漿淋在兩片蛋糕之間及蛋糕面。可以配香草雪糕球一齊食, 中和一下香料的味道!

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Today I would like to give a try to this Pain d'épices, which is a traditional French cake with a touch of spice (cinnamon). The below recipe is a variation with cloves and nutmeg added to give richer flavor. This cake makes me think of one of the nicest dessert I had from my last visit to Bali, Spice banana pudding served with cashew ice cream at Mama san, Seminyak Bali.

Preparation time: 30 mins
Cook time: 60 mins

Ingredient (Makes 1 rectangular tin)
Spice cake
55g butter
125g all-purpose flour
1 egg
90g sugar
1 tsp cinnamon powder
1/4 tsp clove powder
1/4 tsp nutmeg powder
1 tsp baking powder
80ml buttermilk
Spice syrup
1 cup water
2 star anise 
1 tsp cinnamon powder
100g brown sugar

Direction
1/ Preheat oven at 170 degree Celsius
2/ If you do not get buttermilk with you, you may sub it with 1 tsp vinegar and 80ml milk. Pour and mix them together, let it sit for 10 mins to be thicken
3/ Soften butter at room temperature. Add sugar twice and beat until fluffy
4/ Add egg, and all dry ingredient (flour, spice and baking powder). Slightly mix it until combined
5/ Add buttermilk to the mixture and mix together. Let the dough absorb all the liquid
6/ Use electric mixer to beat the batter for about 1 minute at medium speed. Just stop when you see they are well combined
7/ Pour the batter to the tin, gently crack it to remove air inside. Bake for 1 hour and let it cool
8/ While waiting the cake to be cooled down, let's make the spice syrup. Heat all ingredient into a sauce pan at low heat. Wait until all sugar is dissolved, and the syrup to be thicken and appear to be in dark brown color
9/ Get the cake out from the tin and cut to pieces. And further cut it into two layers. Pour the hot spice syrup between layers and to the top. You may serve with vanilla ice cream to get a more balanced flavor!

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