Thread: Favorite Cake
View Single Post
  #69 (permalink)   Report Post  
Curly Sue
 
Posts: n/a
Default Favorite Cake

On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 17:36:45 -0600, Arri London >
wrote:

>This was given to me by an excellent baker. Sorry it's only in metric
>though!Apparently she set out to make a traditional panforte and didn't
>have enough almonds and hazelnuts.
>
>Panforte
>Serves 6
>
>180 g chopped toasted walnuts, hazelnuts and almonds (in any proportion)
>180 g chopped mixed peel


Would this be candied peel?

>180 g plain flour (all purpose flour)
>1 tbs mixed spice (nutmeg, cloves, anise, cinnamon etc) etc [This is
>sold in the UK as mixed spice]
>270 g honey (runny or solid)


Hmmm, a good use for crystalized honey.

>1/2 tsp cinnamon mixed with about a tablespoon of flour.
>
>Remove from the pan and cool on a wire rack. Store in an airtight
>container.
>unsalted butter


"unsalted butter" is out of place- I assume this is the butter for the
parchment paper?

Thanks for the recipe. It looks really easy and I have a
vacuum-packed specimen with which to calibrate my efforts :>

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!