Ingredients:
The Cake:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 package (1/4oz./7 grams) active dry yeast
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (4oz./1 stick) butter
1/3 cup skim or low-fat milk
6 eggs
3/4 cup raisins or currants
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (or any other nuts of your choice)
The Orange Syrup:
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 teaspoon rum flavoring (optional)
Instructions:
For the Cake:
In large mixing bowl, stir together flour, the 1/4 cup sugar, the yeast and the salt. Set aside. In small saucepan over medium heat, heat butter and milk until warm (120º to 130ºF/48º to 54ºC). Add to dry ingredients. Add eggs, one at a time, beating at low speed until blended. At high speed, beat 3 minutes more. Stir in raisins and nuts. Cover and let rise in warm place until doubled in size, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Stir down. Spoon into greased 9-cup (2.16 litre) fluted tube pan. Cover and let rise in warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes. Bake in preheated 350ºF (180ºC) oven until lightly browned, and cake tester inserted near center comes out clean, about 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Invert onto serving platter.
For the Orange Syrup:
In small saucepan, stir together the 1/2 cup sugar and orange juice. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Remove from heat. Stir in rum flavoring (optional). With fork, pierce cake at 1-inch intervals. Slowly spoon orange syrup over cake until absorbed. Serve at room temperature.
Tip: If desired, serve savarin with fresh fruit, whipped cream, pastry cream, or chantilly cream. If you like, fill up the hole in center of cake with fruit or pastry cream or combination of both. Doing this makes a very colorful and attractive presentation, and tastes "yummy" too!
Makes 12 servings.
Photograph taken by Diana Baker Woodall
Source: DianasDesserts.com
Date: May 17, 2003