Ukrainian Christmas Poppy Seed Rum Cake Makovyi Torte
- Ready In:
- 2hrs
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup poppy seed
- 1⁄2 cup honey
- 7 extra large eggs
- 1⁄2 cup blanched grated almonds
- 1 lemon, zest of, grated
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RUM BUTTER FILLING Rumova masa
- 1⁄2 lb unsalted butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar (icing)
- 2 tablespoons rum or 1/4 teaspoon rum extract
- 1 -2 teaspoon heavy cream (whipping cream)
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WHITE ICING Bila Shklytsia
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1⁄4 cup heavy cream
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
directions
- FOR THE CAKE: Pour boiling water over seeds, let stand for 5 minutes, pour off water and repeat.
- Drain well.
- Grind with steel blade in processor until seeds release milk and turn white.
- Butter a 9 inch springform pan and dust it with ground almonds. (This may be done in advance.) Best to butter parchment paper to cover bottom of pan and sprinkle with ground almonds.
- Place poppy seeds and honey in a large bowl.
- Separate eggs.
- Add room-temperature yolks, one by one, to the mix, beating until thick.
- Stir in grated almonds and lemon zest.
- Beat egg whites until satiny but no dry.
- Fold a little into the mixture, then fold in the rest, until no white shows.
- Pour mixture into pan, rapping it gently to release air pockets, and smooth the top with a spatula.
- Bake on the middle rack of a preheated 350°F oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center.
- Do not open oven door or disturb the cake while baking.
- Cool slowly, not in a draft.
- Run a sharp knife around the sides, then slowly release the spring.
- Run a knife under the bottom and cool on rack.
- TO FILL CAKE: Cover work surface with double sheets of wax paper.
- With a sharp knife, make a small incision around the torte to mark where it should be cut in half.
- Make horizontal cuts at four equidistant points, then gently pull a long thread through the cake to cut it into two layers.
- Sprinkle bottom layer with 2 or 3 tablespoons of rum, and evenly spread rum butter filling about 3/4 inch thick.
- Cover with top layer and press gently.
- Cover the sides with the rest of the filling.
- Refrigerate overnight wrapped in foil.
- TO ICE CAKE, cover work surface or a lazy susan with wide double-strength foil.
- Apply a third of the icing to sides with a spatula, pulling from the bottom up.
- Wipe spatula occasionally to avoid pulling crumbs, and dip in hot water to smooth out ridges.
- With the rest of the icing, smoothly cover the top.
- Refrigerate for at least 2 days.
- Run a sharp knife around bottom to release icing from paper.
- Slide the torte onto one hand, pull off the remaining paper and gently place torte on serving platter, taking care not to crack the icing.
- Yields about 20 slices.
- Keeps well in refrigerator.
- Serve at room temperature.
- RUM BUTTER FILLING: (Rumova masa) This is an excellent cream, the base of which may be used with different flavors.
- Here, rum is used.
- It is used as a filling for the poppy seed torte.
- This filling can also be used as icing.
- Cream butter until light, add sugar a little at a time, rum, and cream.
- Beat until very fluffy.
- WHITE ICING: Bila Shklytsia.
- This hard icing dries quickly and forms a lovely cover for a torte.
- It cures hard, not fluffy.
- Place 2 cups sugar in a bowl and add cream and vanilla.
- Mix well, gradually adding the rest of the sugar.
- Add a little more cream if too stiff.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Olha7397
Canada