Scripture Cake with Golden Syrup
Full of spices, almonds, figs and raisins, this scrumptious cake recipe based on scripture is an adventure to create and a delight to eat! If your book club is looking for food ideas for The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, look no further!
Equipment
- Tube or Bundt Pan
- Electric mixer
Ingredients
Scripture Cake:
- 3/4 cup butter room temperature (Judges 5:25, last clause)
- 2 cups sugar Jeremiah 6:20
- 5 eggs separated and room temperature (Jeremiah 17:11)
- 3 cups flour 1 Kings 4:22
- ½ tsp salt Matthew 5:13
- 2 tsp baking powder 1 Corinthians 5:6
- 2 tbsp honey or sorghum (1 Samuel 14:25)
- 2 cups raisins 1 Samuel 30:12
- 2 cups figs Proverbs 27:18
- 1 cup almonds Numbers 17:8
- ½ tsp nutmeg 2 Chronicles 9:1
- ½ tsp allspice 2 Chronicles 9:1
- 1 tsp cinnamon 2 Chronicles 9:1
- ½ cup milk Hebrews 5:13
- Extra almonds for garnish optional
Golden Syrup:
- 1 ½ cups sugar Jeremiah 6:20
- 3 tbsp water John 4:13-14
- 1/3 cup water (warm) John 4:13-14
- ¼ cup butter Judges 5:25, late clause
Instructions
For the Scripture Cake:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
- Cream the butter, sugar and honey together in a large bowl.
- Mix in the 5 egg yolks, reserving the egg whites.
- Sift 2 ½ cups of flour, reserving ½ cup, with the salt, baking powder, and spices in a separate bowl. Slowly incorporate into the creamed butter and sugar, adding the milk for moisture as you do.
- Using an electric mixer, whip the egg whites in a separate bowl until they become stiff.
- Carefully fold the egg whites into the batter.
- Dredge the chopped figs, almonds, and raisins with the reserved ½ cup of flour. This will keep them from falling to the bottom of the cake.
- Fold the dredged figs, almonds and raisins into the batter.
- In a very well buttered and floured tube or bundt pan, pour the batter.
- Cook for 1 hour 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool on a rack for at least 15 minutes.
For the Golden Syrup:
- In a heavy sauce pan, cook the sugar on low with the 3 tbsp of water. It will take several minutes, but the sugar will begin to melt. Once melting, stir frequently to prevent sticking.
- Once all the sugar is melted, allow to brown.
- SLOWLY add the 1/3 cup of WARM water. The sugar may try to crystalize into candy at this point so slowly pour the water in while continuing to stir.
- Once the water is added, stir in the butter and remove from heat.
- Allow to cool to a syrup consistency.
- To Assemble:
- Pour the syrup over the cake.
- Top with more chopped almonds.
