Star Anise and Coriander Spice Cake
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons coriander seeds
- 5 points of star anise
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup uncooked farina such as Cream of Wheat
- 1 large egg
- 2 large yolks
- 2/3 cup whole milk
- Garnish: strawberries
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- and butter and flour an 8- by 2-inch round cake pan.
- Into a bowl sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In an electric coffee/ spice grinder finely grind coriander seeds and star anise.
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add flour mixture, ground spices, and remaining ingredients and beat on low speed until combined.
- Increase speed to high and beat batter 3 minutes.
- Pour batter into pan and bake in middle of oven until cake pulls away slightly from side of pan, about 50 minutes.
- Cool cake in pan on a rack 10 minutes.
- Invert cake onto rack and remove pan.
- Invert another rack onto cake and turn cake right side up.
- Cool cake completely.
flour, baking powder, salt, coriander seeds, points, unsalted butter, sugar, egg, yolks, milk, strawberries
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/star-anise-and-coriander-spice-cake-101767 (may not work)