Regency Queen Cakes For Jane Austens Afternoon Tea Party Recipes

REGENCY QUEEN CAKES FOR JANE AUSTEN'S AFTERNOON TEA PARTY

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 190C/374F/gas mark 5.
• Sift the flour and mace together.
• Beat the eggs.
• Melt the butter and allow to cool slightly.
• Beat the eggs, rose water and melted butter together.
• Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture.
• Add the liquid mixture and mix thoroughly.
• Add the currants, sugar and the ground almonds and mix well.
• Put a heaped spoon of the cake mixture in to the paper cases, or a well buttered patty or muffin tin.
• Bake for 15 to 25 minutes, until well risen, firm and golden brown.
• You can ice them if you wish, using a thin mixture applied with a brush, more like a glaze.
• Serve with elegant china and some freshly drawn English tea in the drawing room or the parlour!

QUEEN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Cake Mix 1 1/3 cups of sugar with butter until light and fluffy.
• Melt chocolate pieces.
• Blend ground almonds and melted chocolate into butter mixture.
• Slowly add Kahlua to mixture.
• Add egg yolks one at a time, mixing well.
• In separate bowl beat egg whites until soft peaks form then add remaining 2 tbsp sugar slowly until egg whites stiffen.
• Fold egg whites into butter mixture alternating with flour (starting and ending with egg whites).
• Pour into a greased 9-inch springform pan, lined with parchment or waxed paper and dusted with flour.
• Bake in a 350°F oven 40 - 60 minutes. Please check to ensure cake is done.
• Cool overnight on a wire rack (do not remove cake from pan).
• Next day remove pan and glaze.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Glaze: Melt chocolate and two ounces of heavy cream in double broiler.
• Stir constantly until fully melted and warm BUT NOT HOT.
• Whisk in 4 remaining ounces of cream.
• Whisking until mixture is smooth and shiny.
• Stir in butter until melted.
• Let cool slightly then glaze cake.
• Cake will set in fridge.
• *NOTE: If glaze gets too thick, thin by heating on low.
• ** Edited to change cooking time -- !