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Brandy Butter Cake with Prunes – Rich, moist, sweet, and super buttery butter cake with splashes of brandy plus dried prunes. You just have to make this!
Right after I baked the perfect pound cake, I had some leftover cake flour.
Recently, a couple of friends and I were experimenting with layer cake (Indonesian/Malaysian kek lapis) with prunes, so I decided to use the cake flour to make brandy butter cake with prunes, with a touch of brandy added to flavor the cake.
I grew up watching my late mother enjoying her brandy.
Every night before she went to bed, she would religiously take a sip of brandy from its bottle—stashed preciously in the cupboard right beside her bed.
She swore by brandy, and believed that brandy was a magic tonic that guaranteed longevity and eternal health.
Brandy was her favorite liquor.
I don’t really drink but I do like the aroma that brandy imparts to cakes, for examples: kek lapis and (a good) fruit cake.
I improvised my favorite butter cake recipe and added splashes of brandy and some dried prunes (plums).
The end result is this brandy butter cake laced with prunes.
I gave some to my neighbor and they really enjoyed the cake.
How Many Calories per Serving?
This recipe is only 176 calories per serving.
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Brandy Butter Cake with Prunes
Ingredients
- 250 G unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- 7 oz. cake flour or all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 7 oz. granulated sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons fresh milk/yoghurt/heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 2 tablespoons brandy
- 3 oz. prunes (cut into raisin-sized pieces + 1 tablespoon flour, mix together)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°F).
- Lightly grease an 8 x 8 x 2 inches square cake pan with some butter.
- Mix the flour and the baking powder together and sieve. Add in salt and mix well. Set aside.
- Use an electronic beater to mix butter and sugar until well combined or pale yellow in color. (Note: Sugar has not dissolved yet).
- Add in the first egg. Beat well after each addition of egg until creamy.
- Scrape down the sides for even mixing.
- Add in vanilla essence, brandy, and mix well.
- Fold in the flour into the mixture and mix well.
- Finally, add in the milk (or yoghurt/heavy cream) and fold in the prunes. Mix well.
- Pour the mixture into the greased baking pan. Shake it lightly to distribute cake mixture evenly.
- Bake until golden brown and cooked, about 40 minutes. Use a cake tester to test if it’s cooked.
- Remove it from the oven and let cool on the wire rack for another 5 minutes. Serve warm.
Notes
Nutrition
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
The best!
Tried this twice, yummy even after leaving it in room temperature for 2 days! Thank you much for sharing.
I am planning to make this and share with colleague in office. Possible to help advise how long i should be baking them in the case of using normal muffin tin?
I will try 30 minutes and check doneness and bake longer if not cooked.
For a Muslim, we cant take any alcohol, alcohol is prohibited. So can you suggest anything that can replace brandy?
Just skip.
I don’t have brandy and can replace rum?
Yes you can!
Try using a fruit juice instead
Thanks for the recipe. I have replaced brandy by Tia Maria. The cake was moist and yummy.
Can this recipe be doubled?
Tried this recipe but had replaced prunes with blueberries. At the same time, had reduce the sugar by 20g. Tasted wonderful!