Epiphany Cake
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 1/2 cups flour (add more as or if needed)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- For Icing
- 2 cups of sifted icing sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, room temp
- lemon juice, enough to moisten into a spreading paste
- crushed nuts or candy sprinkles, to decorate
- Beat the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the sour cream and beat, then extracts.
- Lightly fold in the sifted flour mixed with the baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Spoon the batter into the well-buttered round cake tin, 20 cm (8 inches) across and 8 cm (3 inch) deep.
- You can also line it with buttered-paper if you like.
- Make sure you add the token.
- Bake the cake at 170 Celsius/ 325 farenheit for 35 minutes or till tester comes out clean.
- Don't open the door, be patient.
- Cool the cake in the tin for 10 mins and then turn it out on to a rack to cool properly.
- Ice the top and sides of the cake after mixing all the ingredients for the icing to a spreading paste.
- Decorate with a ring of crushed nuts and an inner circle of chocolate sprinkles. Maybe add a sugar mouse in the center, or garden flowers on the plate, and a ribbon.
eggs, sugar, sour cream, vanilla, lemon extract, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, icing sugar, butter, lemon juice, nuts
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/epiphany-cake-194106 (may not work)