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🍰 Fluffy Yeast Cake with Dried Fruits

120 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 375 g wheat flour Type 1050
• 20 g fresh yeast (1/2 cube)
• 0.125 l lukewarm milk (3.5 % fat)
• 45 g raw cane sugar
• 50 g butter
• 2 eggs
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp water
• 50 g dried apricots
• 20 g candied fruits
• 30 g pine nuts

Instructions

1. 1. Sift the flour into a large bowl.
2. 2. Make a well in the center of the flour.
3. 3. Crumble the yeast into the well.
4. 4. Add the milk, 15 grams of raw cane sugar, and some flour from the edges.
5. 5. Stir the ingredients together to form a pre-dough.
6. 6. Cover the bowl and let the dough rise in a warm place for 15 minutes.
7. 7. Slightly warm the butter.
8. 8. Mix the warm butter with the eggs, salt, 15 grams of sugar, the pre-dough, and the remaining flour.
9. 9. Knead the mixture well until a smooth dough forms.
10. 10. Cover the dough and let it rise for 30 minutes.
11. 11. Lightly grease a ring mold if necessary.
12. 12. Fill the dough into the prepared mold.
13. 13. Let the dough rest in the mold for another 10 minutes.
14. 14. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees (convection 180 degrees or gas mark 3).
15. 15. Bake the cake in the oven for about 30 minutes.
16. 16. Turn the hot cake out onto a baking sheet.
17. 17. Boil the remaining sugar with a little water.
18. 18. Brush the cake with the sugar glaze.
19. 19. Chop the apricots and candied fruits finely.
20. 20. Decorate the cake with pine nuts.
21. 21. Garnish the cake with the chopped candied fruits and apricot pieces.
22. 22. Bake the decorated cake for another 10 minutes.
23. 23. Let the cake cool down completely.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 120
• Protein: 4 g · Fett/Fat: 4 g · Carbs: 17 g