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Celebration Cake (Emeril Lagasse) Recipe

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Celebration Cake (Emeril Lagasse)
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Nutrition
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Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup dry sherry
  • 12 fresh mint sprigs
  • recipe from every day is a party, by emeril lagasse, with marcelle bienvenu and felicia willett, published by william morrow, 1999
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 tbsp plus 2 tsp unsalted butter
  • 8 large eggs
  • 1 cup plus 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • recipe from every day is a party, by emeril lagasse, with marcelle bienvenu and felicia willett, published by william morrow, 1999
  • 5 large egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 cups heavy cream

Directions:

  1. In a medium-size saucepan over medium heat, combine the currants, sugar, and water. Bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the sherry. Let cool completely. Spread the mixture evenly over the sponge cake, then sprinkle the almonds evenly over the currant mixture. Cut the cake horizontally into 1-inch-wide strips, then cut the strips into quarters. Spoon the creme Anglaise into 12 dessert bowls, then in each bowl stack four pieces of the cake on top of each other. Spoon over the whipped cream, and garnish with a mint sprig. Serve immediately.
  2. BASIC SPONGE CAKE
  3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a small saucepan, warm the milk and 2 teaspoons butter together over medium-low heat. With an electric mixer fitted with a wire whip, beat the eggs and 1 cup of the sugar on medium-high speed until the mixture is pale yellow and thick, and has tripled in volume, about 8 minutes. With the mixer on low, beat in the warm milk mixture. Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium-size mixing bowl. Fold the flour mixture into the egg mixture and blend thoroughly until smooth. Add the vanilla and mix gently. Grease a 17 x 12-inch baking pan or jellyroll pan with 2 teaspoons butter. Sprinkle evenly with the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Pour the batter into the pan, spreading it evenly. Bake until the cake springs back when touched, about 15 minutes. Cool for about 2 minutes, then gently flip it out onto a large wire rack or a large sheet of parchment paper. Let cool completely. Makes 1 sponge cake.
  4. CREME ANGLAISE
  5. Put the yolks in a saucepan and add the sugar. Beat with a wire whisk until thick and lemon colored. Put the cream in a nonreactive saucepan and heat to the scalding point (when bubbles form around the edge of the pan). Gradually add the cream to the yolk mixture, beating constantly. Cook over low heat until the mixture thickens slightly. Do not overcook or boil, as the sauce will curdle. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a cold bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing it down on the surface to prevent a skin from forming if not using immediately. Will keep refrigerated for 24 hours. Before serving, warm over low heat. Makes about 2 1/2 cups.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 6671.12 Kcal (27931 kJ)
Calories from fat 2743.06 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 304.78g 469%
Cholesterol 2916.19mg 972%
Sodium 1658.99mg 69%
Potassium 5190.13mg 110%
Total Carbs 803.27g 268%
Sugars 610.55g 2442%
Dietary Fiber 34.22g 137%
Protein 150.81g 302%
Vitamin C 13.7mg 23%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 32.1mg 178%
Calcium 1439.3mg 144%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 254.17 Kcal (1064 kJ)
Calories from fat 104.51 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.61g 469%
Cholesterol 111.11mg 972%
Sodium 63.21mg 69%
Potassium 197.75mg 110%
Total Carbs 30.61g 268%
Sugars 23.26g 2442%
Dietary Fiber 1.3g 137%
Protein 5.75g 302%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 23%
Iron 1.2mg 178%
Calcium 54.8mg 144%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 158
    Points
  • 177
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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