BABKA

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Babka (BOB-kah) is Polish for "grandmother." When cooked in a fluted pan, it is somewhat like a woman's skirt. This is an Easter cake with orange and lemon flavors.

Provided by Sharon Whitley

Categories     Cakes

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 1/2 clove all purpose flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 Tbsp grated lemon peel
1 Tbsp corn starch
1/2 tsp salt
2 stick butter
1 3/4 c sugar
6 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 c orange juice
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1/2 c golden raisins
2 Tbsp finely ground bread crumbs, for dusting pan
GLAZE
1/3 c warm orange juice
1 c confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • 1. In bowl, combine flour, baking powder, lemon peel, cornstarch and salt. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating after each addition.
  • 2. Gradually add flour mixture, vanilla, 1/4 cup of orange juice, and lemon juice. Mix thoroughly. Stir in raisins.
  • 3. Lightly grease 10 inch Bundt pan. Dust with bread crumbs. Pour in batter bake in preheated 325 oven 50-60 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn cake out on a wire rack.
  • 4. To make glaze: Combine orange juice and confectioners sugar. Using a fork, poke holes in the top of the cake Spoon glaze over warm cake. Cool on a wire rack.

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