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American-Style Soda Bread Cake

Imagine the great countrified, simple taste of a traditional soda bread -- in a cake. It's wonderful fresh and keeps well but still takes nicely to being toasted. A blue ribbon winner that was born in my test kitchen and is a personal favorite.

Courses: Breads
Serves: 12 people

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup 118mlOil
1/2 cup 99g / 3.5ozButter - melted, cooled
3/4 cup 148g / 5.2ozGranulated sugar
5 tablespoons 75mlBrown sugar - (packed)
2   Eggs
1 cup 237mlButtermilk
2 1/2 cups 156g / 5.5ozAll-purpose flour - plus more
1/2 cup 31g / 1.1ozWhole-wheat flour
1 teaspoon 5mlSalt
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlBaking soda
1 tablespoon 15mlBaking powder
2 tablespoons 30mlCaraway seeds
1 cup 160g / 5.6ozRaisins, frozen blueberries, or chopped frozen cranberries
  Nonstick cooking spray

Recipe Instructions

Mix oil, butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and eggs in bowl. Stir in buttermilk, then all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Gently fold in caraway seeds and raisins or berries. Dust in a bit of flour. Or simply dust top with flour.

Spoon dough into 9-inch cast iron pot or 9-inch springform pan lined with parchment paper. Make a cross by using fingertips to indent. Place on 2 baking sheets stacked together. Bake at 375 degrees until cake is set and springs back when touched with fingertips, 40 to 45 minutes. Remove from oven. Cool in pan.

Dietary Information:

Each of 12 servings: 381 calories; 417 mg sodium; 57 mg cholesterol; 19 grams fat; 51 grams carbohydrates; 6 grams protein; 0.49 gram fiber.

Source:
"The Los Angeles Times, 03-15-2000"

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