Swedish Punch Cake
- 4 to 5 lg. eggs, at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup golden rum
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 2 tbsp. confectioners' sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 to 4 cups cubed fresh fruit
- berries
- 2 cups fruit-flavored jam
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line the bottoms of two 9-inch round cake pans with parchment paper and coat with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat the eggs until frothy.
- Increase the speed to high and add the sugar gradually, beating until thick and lemon colored, scraping the sides of the bowl often.
- Stir together the flour and baking powder in another bowl.
- reduce the speed of the electric mixer to low and slowly add the flour mixture to the whipped eggs.
- Mix just until blended.
- Stir in the vanilla.
- Pour the batter evenly into the prepared pans and smooth the tops.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the center of the cake bounces back when touched.
- Remove the cake layers from the oven and cool in the pans on a wire rack.
- MAKE THE SYRUP: In a small saucepan, combine the water and sugar and place over medium heat until the mixture boils.
- Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Cool the sugar syrup.
- Then combine the rum and sugar syrup in a small bowl.
- Make the filling by whipping the cream in another bowl, until stiff peaks form.
- Blend in the sugar and vanilla.
- Remove the cakes from the pans.
- Invert one layer on a serving plate so that the flat side is up.
- split the cake horizontally into 2 parts.
- Remove the top half of the layer.
- Drizzle the cut side with one-quarter of the syrup.
- Spread with one-quarter of the whipped cream and one-third of the fruit or jam.
- Top with the upper half of the layer.
- Drizzle with another one-quarter of the syrup and one-third of the fruit; top with one-quarter of the whipped cream.
- Split the second cake layer.
- Place the bottom half of the layer on top of the assembled cake.
- Drizzle with one-quarter of the syrup.
- spread with the remaining fruit and another quarter of the whipped cream.
- Top with the last upper part of the layer, with the smooth top up, and drizzle with the remaining syrup.
- Spread the remaining whipped cream on top.
- Refrigerate for up to 2 hours or serve immediately.
- Cover with a large bowl or a cakebell so the topping doesn't get disturbed.
- Makes 8 to 12 servings.
eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder, vanilla, water, sugar, golden rum, whipping cream, sugar, vanilla, fresh fruit, berries
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/20061 (may not work)