Butter Saffron Cake | Saveur

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