Dundee Cake with Hot Marmalade Sauce

Dundee Cake with Hot Marmalade Sauce
Dundee Cake with Hot Marmalade Sauce
Dundee has been synonymous with marmalade for hundreds of years. The story goes that around 1700, an enterprising Dundee housewife crafted marmalade as we know it from a boatload of bitter Seville oranges purchased by her husband from a Spanish ship stranded in the harbor. In this recipe, marmalade is gently heated with orange juice and whisky until it liquefies, then the sauce is poured over the cake.
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  • Served Person: Makes 8 servings
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  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 cup dried currants
  • 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
  • sweetened whipped cream
  • 2 tablespoons orange marmalade
  • 3/4 cup golden raisins
  • 1/8 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel
  • 2/3 cup orange marmalade
  • 1/3 cup chopped candied orange peel

PreparationFor cake: Preheat oven to 300°F. Butter 8-inch-diameter cake pan with 2-inch-high sides; line bottom with parchment paper. Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and spice into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter, sugar, whisky, and grated orange peel in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Stir in dry ingredients, then all dried fruits and candied peel. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake cake 1 hour. Remove cake from oven. Brush top with 2 tablespoons marmalade. Arrange almonds around edge, pressing lightly to adhere. Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 20 minutes longer. Cool cake completely in pan on rack. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover; store at room temperature.) Turn cake out of pan; peel off parchment. Place upright on plate. For sauce: Combine marmalade and whisky in medium saucepan. Cut all peel and white pith from oranges. Working over bowl to catch juices, cut between membranes, releasing orange segments. Add 2 tablespoons orange juice from bowl to saucepan. Stir over medium-low heat until marmalade melts and sauce is heated through, about 5 minutes. Transfer sauce to serving bowl. Serve cake with warm sauce, orange segments, and whipped cream. Market tip:High-quality candied orange peel is available at most candy shops.

PreparationFor cake: Preheat oven to 300°F. Butter 8-inch-diameter cake pan with 2-inch-high sides; line bottom with parchment paper. Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and spice into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter, sugar, whisky, and grated orange peel in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Stir in dry ingredients, then all dried fruits and candied peel. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake cake 1 hour. Remove cake from oven. Brush top with 2 tablespoons marmalade. Arrange almonds around edge, pressing lightly to adhere. Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 20 minutes longer. Cool cake completely in pan on rack. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover; store at room temperature.) Turn cake out of pan; peel off parchment. Place upright on plate. For sauce: Combine marmalade and whisky in medium saucepan. Cut all peel and white pith from oranges. Working over bowl to catch juices, cut between membranes, releasing orange segments. Add 2 tablespoons orange juice from bowl to saucepan. Stir over medium-low heat until marmalade melts and sauce is heated through, about 5 minutes. Transfer sauce to serving bowl. Serve cake with warm sauce, orange segments, and whipped cream. Market tip:High-quality candied orange peel is available at most candy shops.