Butter Saffron Cake

Butter Saffron Cake

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Saffron imparts a golden hue and faintly spicy flavor to a buttery cake filled with almond paste, dried cranberries, and orange zest. A popular Swedish holiday treat, this recipe is based on one from...

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Cooking tools:

  • Springform pan
  • Rolling pin
  • Instant-read thermometer
  • Grater
  • Pastry brush
  • Cooling rack
  • Oven
  • Stove
  • Saucepan
  • Mixing bowl
  • Whisk
  • Wooden spoon
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Chef's knife
  • Plastic wrap
  • Parchment paper
  • Kitchen towel
  • Toothpick

Ingredients

  • 1⁄3 cup sugar, plus 1 tsp.
  • 1 tsp. saffron
  • 2 tbsp. vodka
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1⁄4 oz. active dry yeast
  • 7 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted, plus more for greasing
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1⁄4 tsp. kosher salt
  • Canola oil, for greasing
  • 4 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened, plus more for greasing
  • 3 1⁄2 oz. almond paste, grated
  • 1⁄3 cup dried cranberries
  • 1⁄3 cup raisins
  • Zest of 1 orange
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 3 tbsp. Swedish white pearl sugar
  • 1⁄4 cup sliced almonds
  • Flour, for dusting

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